New Arrival Brassed Off (Region B)

Its1992, and the miners of Grimley Colliery are facing uncertainty. Not only is their pit and therefore their livelihoods under threat, but theGrimley 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 revivetheir enthusiasm for the forthcoming National Championships, as well asrekindling 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), hashis problems. Problems which not even My Chuckles, the clown,cantseem to help solve. With the National Finals at the Royal Albert Hall looming, can they hold it all together and secure a famous victory forGrimley?

• Presentedin 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 theactress
• Unusual Ground Floor Conversion(1988, 12 mins): Mark Hermans early short film starring Adrian Dunbar(My Left Foot,The Crying Game) as a writerwho becomesincreasingly frustrated by his upstairs neighbour
• Archive interviews (1997, 10 mins): a series of short interviews recorded on location
• Balletomines(Mining Review7thYearNo.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 featuringnew writingon the filmby Johnny Mains, plus writingby the films producer Steve Abbott andby Mark Herman on his short filmUnusual Ground Floor Conversion