An uncompromising and harrowing drama from up-and-coming director Paul Andrew Williams. Prostitute Kelly (Lorraine Stanley) and 12-year-old runaway Joanne (Georgia Groome) flee to Brighton after a fatal encounter with paedophile Duncan (Alexander Morton). Duncan's psychotic son Stuart (Sam Spruell) discovers his dad's body and orders Kelly's pimp Derek (Johnny Harris) to find the girls within 24 hours or else.
Director Andrew Williams won a clutch of awards for this 2006 film, including Edinburgh's "New Director" award and the Evening Standard's British Film award for "Most Promising Newcomer". The tension never lets up as Derek tracks the girls to the coast, but will he give them up to Stuart? A gritty urban thriller with superb performances from Stanley and Harris.
London to Brighton is a Film programme that first aired in 2006 and has been classified a 18 certificate.
