''Movie Connections'' is a

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documentary A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

series which looks at the stories behind the production of popular British films, showing how they tie in with the production of other movies through the actors or actresses. The shows feature interviews with some of the cast and crew of the subject film, as well as classic footage. The series follows '' Comedy Connections'' (2003) and '' Drama Connections'' (2005), which used the same format to look at the history of popular television comedies and dramas respectively. The series consist of eight episodes each, all of which are narrated by

Ashley Jensen Ashley Jensen (born 11 August 1969) is a Scottish actress and narrator. She is best known for her roles as Maggie Jacobs in '' Extras'' (2005–2007, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award), Christina McKinney in ''Ugly Betty'' (2006� ...

Films examined

Series one (2007)

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Four Weddings and a Funeral ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. It is the first of several films by screenwriter Richard Curtis to star Hugh Grant, and follows the adventures of Charles (Grant) and his circle of ...

'' (10 September) #'' The Commitments'' (17 September) #''

Billy Elliot ''Billy Elliot'' is a 2000 British coming-of-age Comedy film, comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Daldry and written by Lee Hall (playwright), Lee Hall. Set in County Durham in North East England during the 1984–1985 miners' strike, the fi ...

'' (24 September) #'' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1 October) #''

Bend It Like Beckham ''Bend It Like Beckham'' is a 2002 Sports film, sports comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha from a screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, and Guljit Bindra. The film stars Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anu ...

'' (8 October) #'' Shakespeare in Love'' (15 October) #'' Brassed Off'' (22 October) #'' Gregory's Girl'' (5 November)

Series two (2009)

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Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and ...

'' (7 January) #'' Summer Holiday'' (14 January) #'' Sliding Doors'' (21 January) #'' Trainspotting'' (26 January) #'' Shirley Valentine'' (4 February) #'' Buster'' (11 February) #'' Local Hero'' (18 February) #'' Calendar Girls'' (25 February)

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