Brassed Off [Blu-ray] - Pre-order 09 November 2026

It’s 1992, and the miners of Grimley Colliery are facing uncertainty. Not only is their pit and therefore their livelihoods

under threat, but the Grimley Colliery Band is on the verge of breaking up – that is, until Gloria (Tara Fitzgerald) arrives. As

the only female member of the band, she somehow manages to revive their enthusiasm for the forthcoming National

Championships, as well as rekindling a childhood romance with Andy (Ewan McGregor).

Led by the passionate Danny (Pete Postlethwaite) the band plays on. Danny has his pride and his trombonist son, Phil

(Stephen Tompkinson), has his problems. Problems which not even Mr Chuckles, the clown, can’t seem to help solve.

With the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall looming, can they hold it all together and secure a famous victory for

Grimley?

Extras

· Presented in High Definition

· Newly recorded audio commentary by Scott Harrison

· Toilet Breaks and Brass Band Shame (2026, 16 mins): a newly recorded interview with writer and director Mark

Herman

· Interview with Tara Fitzgerald (2026): a newly recorded interview with the actress

· Unusual Ground Floor Conversion (1988, 12 mins): Mark Herman’s early short film starring Adrian Dunbar (My

Left Foot, The Crying Game) as a writer who becomes increasingly frustrated by his upstairs neighbour

· Archive interviews (1997, 10 mins): a series of short interviews recorded on location

· Balletomines (Mining Review 7th Year No.12) (1954, 3 mins): a group of burly Yorkshire miners form a ballet-

dancing troupe to raise money for charity

· The Big Meeting (1963, 26 mins): Sam Watson, former General Secretary of the Durham Miner's Union, explains

the origin of the Durham Gala Day and its purpose

· 40 Years On (1978, 19 mins): the changes in coal mining which have taken place during one man's working

lifetime

· Newly created optional English descriptive subtitles

· **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet featuring new writing on the film by Johnny Mains, plus writing by

the film’s producer Steve Abbott and by Mark Herman on his short film Unusual Ground Floor Conversion

Reviews

· ‘Funny, moving .... a rare treat’ Daily Mail

· ‘A cracking good movie’ Barry Norman

· * * * * Radio Times