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Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.

Primary Title
  • Billy Elliot
Date Broadcast
  • Friday 26 October 2018
Release Year
  • 2000
Start Time
  • 20 : 35
Finish Time
  • 23 : 05
Duration
  • 150:00
Channel
  • Bravo
Broadcaster
  • MediaWorks Television
Programme Description
  • Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Teenage boys--England--Drama
  • Fathers and sons--Drama
  • Male dancers--England--Drama
  • Ballet dancers--England--Drama
  • Coal miners--England--Drama
  • Working class--England--Drama
  • Feature films--United Kingdom
  • Feature films--France
Genres
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Romance
Contributors
  • Stephen Daldry (Director)
  • Lee Hall (Writer)
  • Jamie Bell (Actor)
  • Julie Walters (Actor)
  • Jean Heywood (Actor)
  • Working Title Films (Production Unit)
  • BBC Films (Production Unit)
  • 99114445414002091 (MMS ID)
Subjects
  • Teenage boys--England--Drama
  • Fathers and sons--Drama
  • Male dancers--England--Drama
  • Ballet dancers--England--Drama
  • Coal miners--England--Drama
  • Working class--England--Drama
  • Feature films--United Kingdom
  • Feature films--France