TwentyFourSeven Blu-ray

'TwentyFourSeven' Director: Shane Meadows (1997) BFI Blu-ray

In a 1990s east Midlands town, youths from local housing estates are struggling to find purpose. Recently returned to his hometown, a man interrupts their lives by reviving the boxing club of his youth. Starring Bob Hoskins.

From the director of This is England, TwentyFourSeven 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.

Special features include:
- Audio commentary by Andrew Graves
- Shane Meadows and Bob Hoskins interview with The Guardian (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