Britannia Hospital (Region B)

(Lindsay Anderson, 1982)
Release date: 20 May 2024
Standard Edition Blu-ray

The concluding instalment in Lindsay Anderson’s Mick Travis trilogy, following If.... and O Lucky Man!, Britannia Hospital finds the filmmaker casting a sourly satirical eye over Thatcher’s Britain. With a phenomenal cast at his disposal – everyone from Alan Bates (Georgy Girl) and Joan Plowright (Time Without Pity) to Robin Askwith (Confessions of a Window Cleaner) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars) to Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange) reprising the role of Travis – Anderson trains his sights on royalty, trade unions, the media, and scientific research in typically uncompromising fashion.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• The BEHP Interview with Lindsay Anderson (1991, 117 mins): archival audio recording, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the celebrated director in conversation with Alan Lawson and Norman Swallow
• Healthy Reputation (2020, 21 mins): actor Robin Askwith fondly reflects on his films and friendship with Anderson
• Biles Apart (2020, 9 mins): actor Brian Pettifer recalls his close working relationship with Anderson
• A Cut Above (2020, 11 mins): editor Michael Ellis discusses the film’s production
• Image gallery: publicity and promotional material
• Original theatrical trailer
• Original teaser trailer
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing