Movies: Penny Layden

N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad....

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences....

It’s the height of lockdown, and Beth has asked her older sisters for a video call. She’s expecting a functional chat about how to split mum’s shopping bill, but the conversation takes a darker turn. A hyperrealistic family drama devised remotely thr...

A powerful play by Carol Ann Duffy, using the words of people from across a divide Britain. Originally presented at the National Theatre and now reworked for the screen, Britannia convenes a meeting to listen to her people and consider whether there...

In a small English town, the winds blow cold, and the old streets are looking down at heel. Lost in memories of long ago, Barbara watches the world from her living room window, as it keeps moving and changing....

Karen Cooper wants to domineer her family and believes she's its pillar. In fact she does everything wrong. Thus she messes up all their lives and futures, rather then help her loved-ones....

A storm rages and, in the darkest part of the night, a body is pulled from the swirling river. Across the city, two young women confront an uncertain future....