James Foster

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James Foster

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Strangeways Here We Come
1h 26m
Movie 2018

Strangeways Here We Come

A comedy in which the tenants of a high rise work together to defeat a cruel loan shark.

Apostasy
1h 34m
Movie 2017

Apostasy

A faithful Jehovah's Witness is forced to shun her own sister because of a religious transgression. As the separation draws out, she starts to question the meaning of God's love.

Black Work
1h 0m
TV Show 2015

Black Work

'Black Work' is the story of Jo Gillespie, a woman who's husband is shot dead in the line of action, in his job as a undercover cop. Jo, a police officer herself soon has to confront issues in her marriage and family life in order to discover who really killed her husband.

Lookin' For Lucky
1h 30m
Movie 2009

Lookin' For Lucky

Moses stops at nothing to get the money he needs, even if it means stealing from his brother. But in the space of 90 minutes on one summer's evening, his greedy actions resonate across the backstreet neighbourhood, with deadly consequences.

Mischief Night
1h 33m
Movie 2006

Mischief Night

Everyone has Halloween, but in Yorkshire, they have Mischief Night, where madness and mayhem rule. In the course of one night, the barriers that separate two families—one white, one Asian—come tumbling down in a blaze of crime, clubbing, love and fireworks—changing all their lives forever.

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise
1h 16m
Movie 2001

Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise

Tommy is a vacuum cleaner salesman gripped by the fever of closing the deal. He lives on puffa rice stored in his glove compartment, listens to motivation tapes of his own voice shouting 'Sell, sell, fucking sell' and his punters are up to their eyes in debt. Even Tommy admits his 'soul's in holes'. He's sure the Golden Vac (the holy grail of vacuum salesmanship) can be his - if only he hadn't been saddled with Pete, a meek sales trainee trying to help his girlfriend quit stripping.

Tina Takes a Break
1h 5m
Movie 2001

Tina Takes a Break

Second in the Tina trilogy of films (Tina Goes Shopping, Mischief Night) set on a tough Leeds housing estate and starring the residents who actually live there in real life. This time Tina is in prison and life on the estate is viewed through her children's eyes.

Biography

James Foster was born in Salford, Lancashire and trained at Salford University. James was part of a Scotsman Fringe First winning play on leaving university and has played in many BAFTA Award winning shows on TV and in film. James also set up a multi award winning and much credited theatre company collective called Studio Salford which gave birth to many successful writers and actors.

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