Shane Meadows TwentyFourSeven Getting A BFI Blu-Ray Release
Shane Meadows‘ TwentyFourSeven is finally getting a Blu-Ray release this month thanks to the BFI. The first time on Blu-ray will come with a selection of special features including a newly recorded audio commentary.
Directed by This is England director, TwentyFourSeven, starring acclaimed actor Bob Hoskins, charts the story of working-class youngsters finding friendship, self-respect and meaning in post-industrial England. Shot in black and white, and featuring music by Tim Buckley, The Charlatans, Van Morrison and Paul Weller, this alternately heartwarming and confronting film is threaded with a sense of undeniable hope.
Check out this original Trailer for the film…
In a 1990s east Midlands town, youth from local housing estates are struggling to find purpose. Recently returned to his hometown, Alan Darcy (Bob Hoskins) interrupts their lives by reviving the boxing club of his youth.
TwentyFourSeven won a BIFA for Best British Debut Director and was nominated for Best British Independent Film. It was nominated for a BAFTA for Best British Film.
Special features
-Presented in High Definition
-Newly recorded audio commentary by Andrew Graves
-The Guardian Interview: Shane Meadows and Bob Hoskins (1997/2025, 79 mins)
-Ritchie, The World’s Light-Weight Boxing Champion (1914, 1 min): newsreel capturing Willie Ritchie’s victory over the incumbent light -weight champion Freddie Welsh
-Twelve Hours Punching (1924, 2 mins): amateur fighters trade blows at a variety of weights during a boxing tournament at London’s Alexandra Palace
-Trailers (1997, 4 mins
*FIRST PRESSING ONLY Illustrated booklet featuring new essays by Andrew Graves, Caj Sohal and Tim Coleman, notes on the special features and film credits
UK / 1997 / black and white / 96 mins / English language with optional descriptive subtitles / original aspect ratio // 1.85:1 BD50: 1080p, 24fps, LPCM 2.0 stereo audio (48kHz/24-bit)
TwentyFourSeven will be released on Blu-Ray from 23rd June and on Apple TV and Amazon Prime on 7th July.
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