Directed by cult favourite Shane Meadows (Small Time, This is England, Somers Town, Dead Man's Shoes), 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. The BFI brings it to Blu-ray for the first time in 23 June, with special features including a newly recorded audio commentary.

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.

TwentyFourSeven will be released on Blu-ray by the BFI on 23 June 2025, and comes to Apple TV and Amazon Prime on 7 July 2025.

BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:

• 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