In this rarely seen British film a group of young Royal Navy sailors experience their last 24 hours ashore before leaving on a six-month naval exercise. Set around the pubs and clubs of the notorious Union Street in 1980s Plymouth, Colin Gregg's direction and Hugh Stoddart's script skilfully cuts between the interweaving stories of several characters as they prepare for the coming months at sea. The ensemble cast includes early performances from the likes of Timothy Spall, John Altman and Gary Oldman. One of the first films produced by Channel Four, Remembrance's initial release was given added poignancy and relevance by the outbreak of the Falklands War a few months earlier.
Gary Oldman on 'Remembrance' (2018, 3 mins): an introduction recorded for a screening on Film 4
Vivid Memories (2024, 21 mins): newly recorded interview with director Colin Gregg
Working Away (2024, 21 mins): newly recorded interview with screenwriter Hugh Stoddart
Acting the Part (2024,13 mins): newly recorded interview with actor John Altman
David Rose in Conversation (2010, 11 mins): extracts from a career interview with the former senior commissioning editor for Channel 4 Television, conducted by Sir Jeremy Isaacs
Raleigh: The First Few Weeks (1986, 19 mins): following the daily lives of new naval ratings, from their arrival at training establishment HMS Raleigh, beginning the first phase of their training and onwards to the day of their passing out parade
Royal Navy Amazon (1980, 1 min): a made for TV advert used to bolster the recruitment of ordinary naval ratings Galleries - a collection of materials including an early handwritten draft of the screenplay
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