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Lovers Rock
Episode aired Jan 14, 2021 TV-MA 1h 10min

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Drama History

A single evening at a house party in 1980s

West London sets the scene, developing
intertwined relationships against a
background of violence, romance and music.

7.6/10 · 4.5K Rate

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Dennis Bovell Saffron Coomber F

Milton Grace E

Director Steve McQueen

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Steve McQueen (story by) (screenplay by)
Courttia Newland (screenplay by) Rebecca
Lenkiewicz (lead writer)

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A single evening at a house party in 1980s
West London sets the scene, developing
intertwined relationships against a
background of violence, romance and music.

west london house party jamaican regg

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The a cappella scene set to "Silly
Games" wasn't scripted to last 10
minutes but the cast's enthusiasm and
joy meant that it carried on a lot longer
than intended.

Quotes
Samson: With the sounds of Mercury
Sound! The best in the town! Put a
smile on everybody's faces, no frowns!
No!

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Silly Games
(uncredited)
Written by Dennis Bovell
Performed by cast

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TOP REVIEW 7/10

Lovers Rock
What a great way to show how can we
feel with music. Carried out in a specific
enviroment with social rules and a
strong culture overflowing.Most of the
scenes shot at weist
height,remembering that is just that, a
House Party. Perhaps two social issues
are approached very abruptly just to
make it more inclusive, those escenes
are like blind spots that you are forced to

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gersonvallejos Feb 27, 2021

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Release date January 14, 2021 (Spain)

Country of origin United Kingdom

Official site BBC Programmes

Language English

Production companies
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
BBC Film Turbine Studios

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Runtime 1h 10min

Color Color

Aspect ratio 1.78 : 1

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