In the mid-1990s, the once-successful steel mills of Sheffield, South Yorkshire have shut down and most of the workers have been made redundant. Former steelworkers Gary … See more

• Robert Carlyle as Gary "Gaz" Schofield
• Mark Addy as Dave Horsfall
• Tom Wilkinson as Gerald Arthur Cooper
• Steve Huison as Lomper See more

Critical reception
The film surprised critics when it was first released, earning near-universal acclaim, and it went on to be nominated for the Academy Award for … See more

In 1998, the film was novelized by the British writer Wendy Holden.
The film was adapted into a 2000 Broadway musical of the same name; the characters and setting were Americanized. The musical ran in the West End at the Prince of Wales Theatre See more

Channel 4 Films paid for the screenplay to be written but then declined to invest any equity in the film. Fox Searchlight ended up financing it for almost £3 million.
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Anne Dudley's Oscar for Best Score was a surprise, and some critics felt undeserved, inasmuch as the award is for original music and most of the film's memorable moments had … See more

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