Danny is a retired miner in poor health who directs the Grimley Colliery Band, the pride of the small British town of Grimley. With a national championship coming up, Danny is determined that Grimley will walk away with a trophy. But as news spreads of the local coal mine closing down, the townsfolk don't have music on their minds. In a city already suffering an economic downturn, this is just short of a death sentence.
Danny is a retired miner in poor health who directs the Grimley Colliery Band, the pride of the small British town of Grimley. With a national championship coming up, Danny is determined that Grimley will walk away with a trophy. But as news spreads of the local coal mine closing down, the townsfolk don't have music on their minds. In a city already suffering an economic downturn, this is just short of a death sentence.
The townspeople need more turf in order to make their hill a mountian so they decide to utilize the only place within view that contains "good sod", a soccer field. In this scene: Anson (Hugh Grant), Betty (Tara Fitzgerald), Thomas Twp (Tudor Vaughan), Thomas Twp Too (Hugh Vaughan), Jones (Ian Hart), Williams the Petroleum (Robert Pugh)
English cartographer Reginald Anson and his partner upset an entire Welsh community when they arrive to measure the town's mountain peak, a prized local landmark, and declare that it is merely a hill. He soon finds the eccentric locals will stop at nothing to defend their honor. While the townspeople rally around their mountain, a fiery young woman charms the puzzled out-of-towner into seeing things their way. Starring, in alphabetical order: Colm Meaney, Hugh Grant, Ian Hart, Ian McNeice, Tara Fitzgerald
After surveying the "mountain", Anson and Garrad return to find the townspeople placing bets on its height. In this scene: Reginald Anson (Hugh Grant), George Garrad (Ian McNeice), Morgan the Goat (Colm Meaney)
As they prepare to leave Ffynnon Graw, Reginald and George discover a slight problem. In this scene: Reginald (Hugh Grant), George (Ian McNeice), Morgan (Colm Meaney)
Reginald and George search for another means of transportation. In this scene: Reginald (Hugh Grant), George (Ian McNeice)
Morgan, Reverend Jones and Sgt. Thomas advise Reginald of their plan. In this scene: Reverend Jones (Kenneth Griffith), Sgt. Thomas (Ieuan Rhys), Morgan (Colm Meaney), Reginald (Hugh Grant)
With no means of transportation, Reginald and George are stuck. In this scene: Reginald (Hugh Grant), George (Ian McNeice)
Reginald and George arrive in Ffynnon Garw to a less than warm welcome from Morgan. In this scene: Reginald (Hugh Grant), George (Ian McNeice), Morgan (Colm Meaney)
Morgan proposes his plan for the mountain at the town meeting. In this scene: Reverend Jones (Kenneth Griffith), Sgt. Thomas (Ieuan Rhys), Morgan (Colm Meaney)
The rain in Ffynnon Garw causes more trouble for Reginald and George than they would like. In this scene: Reginald Anson (Hugh Grant), George Garrad (Ian McNeice), Morgan the Goat (Colm Meaney)
Reginald and George set out to measure Ffynnon Garw , but they're not alone. In this scene: Reginald (Hugh Grant), George (Ian McNeice), Morgan (Colm Meaney), Reverend Jones (Kenneth Griffith), Sgt. Thomas (Ieuan Rhys), Thomas Twp (Tudor Vaughan), Thomas Twp Too (Hugh Vaughan)
