Phoebe Nicholls

After his lover rejects him, Maurice attempts to come to terms with his sexuality within the restrictiveness of Edwardian society.

Dir. James Ivory · With James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves

When her life is turned upside down upon discovering her husband's affair, Sandra Abbott seeks refuge in London with her estranged older sister Bif. She begins to find her feet again after letting Bif drag her along to a community dance class.

Dir. Richard Loncraine · With Imelda Staunton, Celia Imrie, Timothy Spall

In early 19th-century England, dire financial straits reacquaint the aristocratic Anne Elliot with her wealthy ex-fiance Frederick Wentworth. The two must choose between either putting the past behind them or listening to their hearts.

Dir. Roger Michell · With Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Susan Fleetwood

The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by Stephen's talk of stars and the Universe. But she realises that there is something very wrong when Stephen suddenly finds that he is unable to stand up.

Dir. Philip Martin · With Benedict Cumberbatch, Peter Firth, Tom Ward

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Dir. Will Sharpe · With Benedict Cumberbatch, Claire Foy, Andrea Riseborough

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the true story of the Cottingley Fairies.

Dir. Charles Sturridge · With Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Paul McGann

Growing up in the sheltered confines of a 1920s English coal-mining community, free-spirited sisters Gudrun and Ursula explore erotic love with a wealthy playboy and a philosophical educator, with cataclysmic results for all four.

Dir. Ken Russell · With Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson