The Old Oak

Ken Loach’s latest film follows TJ Ballantyne, a pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community.  The Old Oak is the name of his pub, the one community meeting place - and it is in dire need of refurbishment.  His regulars are seething with rage, livid at the collapse in house prices and brooding over YouTube videos about immigrants.  Then a busload of terrified Syrians arrives in town and the tension gets worse.

Starring: Trevor Fox, Debbie Honeywood, Dave Turner; and directed by Ken Loach.