No Surrender (1985)

Alan George Bleasdale (born 23rd March 1946) is an English screenwriter, best known for his socially realistic dramas based on the lives of working class British people.
A former teacher, he has written for radio, stage and screen and has also written novels. Bleasdale's plays typically represented a more realistic, contemporary depiction of life in Liverpool than was usually seen in the media.

Bleasdale wrote the screenplay for his only feature film No Surrender (1985), a black comedy which examines the animosity between the Protestants and Roman Catholics in Northern Ireland.
Set in a seedy Liverpool night club, the film focuses on a group of elderly Protestant hardliners attending a New Year's Eve party on the same evening as a group of Catholic retirees.

Genre: 80's comedy drama (UK).

The film stars, Bernard Hill who recently passed away 5th May 2024.