''Loved Up'' is a

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drama, first shown on TV on 23 September 1995 on the

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Originally this was a school information film for teenagers to show the risks of taking ecstasy, first shown to schoolchildren in the UK in 1992 and part of the ''Love Bites'' series. The film was directed by

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, and starred

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and

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, plus appearances by

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and

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. The drama is notable for being the first collaboration between BBC Drama Screen Two (

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) and ''

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'' (BBC Education) with series associate producer Andy Rowley. ''Loved Up'' won a

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award as Best Children's Drama in 1996.

Story

The story revolves around Tom, age 21, played by

, who meets Sarah, aged 18, played by

, in the cafe in which she works as a waitress. It quickly blossoms into romance, and she becomes involved in Tom's way of life, drug use and raves, where she finds solace from the chaos of her own family life. The plot follows her introduction to clubbing and the taking of

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, the story includes her relationship with Tom, and her escape from family problems, leaving her teenage sister at home to deal with their mother's impending breakdown.} The film culminates with Sarah's mother's drinking problem leading to an attempted suicide, and Sarah asking Tom for help by leaving him a vague answerphone message he does not actually receive in time to be able to do anything. Sarah ends her relationship with Tom, and the film finishes with Tom dropping another pill, and dancing his troubles away.

Production

A 2 x 30 minute abridged version of the story (the original screening was 70 minutes) was screened as part of the

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'' series in October 1995, and subsequently repeated a number of times.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack to accompany the film was also produced and featured artists such as

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and

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Loved Up (original release)

The first release of the soundtrack was 1 CD and according to www.amazon.co.uk has the following track listing (note that Plastic Dream should be Plastic Dreams): This Cd was compiled by Peter Whelan & Brian Monaghan AKA Flystyle & Mello in Node recording studios on SADIE digital editing system. (Title / Artist) # Smoke Belch II -

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# Crystal Clear -

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# Prologue - 10th Chapter # Two Full Moons And A Trout -

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# Little Bullet - Spooky # Gut Drum Mix - Funtopia # Plastic Dream -

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# Break And Enter -

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# Acperience -

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# Surjestive - Advances # Melt -

Totally Loved Up

The soundtrack was re-released as Totally Loved Up with an additional CD, and on vinyl, containing more music from the film. Discogs (www.discogs.com) has the track listing as follows:

CD1

(Artist / Title)
01 Grid, The - Crystal Clear 4:31
02

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- For What You Dream Of 6:43
03 Funtopia - Do You Wanna Know (Gut Drum Mix) 6:02
04 Hardfloor - Acperience 8:04
05 Union Jack - Two Full Moons And A Trout 7:05
06

- Attached 12:12
07 Rebound - Make It Funky 7:38
08 Surjestive - Advances 4:55
09 Spooky - Little Bullet Part 1 7:28
10 Leftfield - Melt 4:27

CD2

(Artist / Title)
01 Richard Kirk - Oneski 5:31
02 Tenth Chapter - Prologue 6:30
03 Grid, The - Shapes Of Sleep 6:06
04 Union Jack - Lollipop Man 6:21
05 Prodigy, The - Full Throttle 4:48
06 A Zone - Calling The People 5:26
07

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- Soufie 6:42
08 Jaydee - Plastic Dreams 10:05
09 Leftfield - Song Of Life 7:10
10 Orbital - Forever 7:56
11 Sabres Of Paradise - Smokebelch 2 (Beatless Mix) 4:16

Vinyl

Released as a triple record set (catalog number PRIMA LP 2), with the following track listing: Record A Side 1
- Sabres Of Paradise - Smokebelch 11 (Beatless Mix) 4.14
- Prodigy, The - Break and Enter 8.24
Record A Side 2
- Suggestive - Advances 5.46
- Spooky - Little Bullet Part 1 8.10
Record B Side 1
- Grid, The - Crystal Clear 4:36
- Hardfloor - Acperience 9.00
Record B Side 2
- Union Jack - Two Full Moons And A Trout 7.46
- Leftfield - Melt 5.11
Record C Side 1
- Bedrock - For What You Dream Of 7.25
- Jaydee - Plastic Dreams 5.24
Record C Side 2
- 10th Chapter - Prologue 6.52
- Funtopia - Gut Drum Mix 6.22

Video release

The film was released on

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in 1999, but is now deleted. As of August 2023, it has not been released on

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Cast

* Sarah -

* Tom -

* Danny -

* Dez 1 - Clarence Smith * Ruth -

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* Karen - Milly Gregory * Dez 2 -

* Cocker - Rick Warden * Ifti - Andrew Rajan * Donna - Sheila Whitfield * Ray -

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* Cab driver - Trevor Cooper * Nigel - Charles Edwards * Billy -

* Pat - Claire Sabre * Ron -

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* First PC - Luke Williams * Second PC - Chris Jenkinson * Dozing raver - Gavin Hills

Credits

Director - Peter Cattaneo Production Company -BBC Executive Producer - Richard Langridge Producer - David M. Thompson Producer - Elinor Day Screenplay - Ol Parker Photography - Ivan Strasburg Editor - David Gamble

References

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External links

''Loved Up'' - BFI ScreenOnline
BBC television dramas British television films 1995 television films 1995 films