Beautiful Thing (Original title)
Date: 21 June 1996 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Hettie Macdonald
Synopsis: Working-class comedy set on a south east London's Thamesmead housing estate. Story focuses on the lives of three neighbouring families during one summer and the developing gay relationship between teenage sons Jamie and Ste.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Gay people
Releases
Date: 21 June 1996Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8152 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(16)
Accessible materials to view(6)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-943953
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 86.37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-12-17BFI identifier: C-967216
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 85.40 minutesColour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-102937
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637517
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(11)
Description: MPEG-2 - LTO5Duration: 01:25:40 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-93649
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:25:40 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-93649-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MKVDuration: 01:26:37 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9790455
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-608895
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:31:03 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-608895-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-608991
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-608991-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-609025
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-609025-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637517
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(5)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-943953
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: D3Duration: 86.37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-12-17BFI identifier: C-967203
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 86.37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-12-17BFI identifier: C-967216
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 85.40 minutesColour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-102937
Status: Viewing
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231653
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Date: 21 June 1996 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Hettie Macdonald
Synopsis: Working-class comedy set on a south east London's Thamesmead housing estate. Story focuses on the lives of three neighbouring families during one summer and the developing gay relationship between teenage sons Jamie and Ste.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Gay people
Releases
Date: 21 June 1996Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: not specified - Colour - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8152 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: 2017Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 90 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(16)
Accessible materials to view(6)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-943953
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 86.37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-12-17BFI identifier: C-967216
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 85.40 minutesColour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-102937
Status: Viewing
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637517
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Digital materials(11)
Description: MPEG-2 - LTO5Duration: 01:25:40 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-93649
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: 50I - LTO5Duration: 01:25:40 minutesD10 - BFI identifier: N-93649-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MKVDuration: 01:26:37 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9790455
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5ProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-608895
Status: Removed - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MOV - LTO5Duration: 01:31:03 minutesProRes 422 (HQ) - BFI identifier: N-608895-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: MP4 - LTO5MPEG-4 AVC - BFI identifier: N-608927-2
Status: Viewing - Digital file can be accessed on request
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-608991
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: DPX - LTO5BFI identifier: N-608991-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-609025
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WAV - LTO5BFI identifier: N-609025-2
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file
Description: WMVBFI identifier: N-637517
Status: Viewing - Digital file is accessible to view within BFI
Video materials(5)
Description: VHS cassetteBFI identifier: C-943953
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: D3Duration: 86.37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-12-17BFI identifier: C-967203
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape
Description: VHS cassetteDuration: 86.37 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1997-12-17BFI identifier: C-967216
Status: Viewing - Videotape can be requested for access
Description: Digital BetacamDuration: 85.40 minutesColour standard: PALBFI identifier: N-102937
Status: Viewing
Description: Digital BetacamBFI identifier: N-231653
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape