Gay Jewish doctor Daniel Hirsh (Peter Finch) and drifting office worker Alex Greville (Glenda Jackson) have one important thing in common: they're both in a relationship with same shiftless designer, Bob Elkin (Murray Head). As Bob flits from one partner to the other over the course of an eventful week, Daniel and Alex begin to question whether 'half a loaf' really is better than none.
Sunday Bloody Sunday is director John Schlesinger's masterpiece, a highly personal story based on his own history, and set amongst the people and places of his native North London. With an extraordinarily piercing screenplay by novelist and critic Penelope Gilliatt, it swept that year's BAFTAs with wins for Best Film, Best Director, and lead actor awards for both Finch and Jackson.
Sunday Bloody Sunday will screen with Schlesinger's short film Sunday in the Park (1956, 15min), an impressionistic documentary showcasing the sights and sounds of a typical 1950s afternoon in Hyde Park.
Please note: Prompt start as no ads/trailers.
Screening as part of The Consummate Professional: John Schlesinger at 100, a UK-wide retrospective taking place from February to May 2026.
For more info on the season, visit https://schlesinger-100.webflow.io/
