The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners’ brass band. In existence for a hundred years, Grimley Colliery Brass band is as old as the mine. But the miners are now deciding whether to fight to keep the pit open, and the future for town and band looks bleak. Although the arrival of flugelhorn player Gloria injects some life into the players, and bandleader Danny continues to exhort them to continue in the national competition, frictions and pressures are all too evident. And whose side is Gloria actually on?
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and their only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. Just when they think they don’t stand a chance, Gloria (Fitzgerald) appears carrying her flugelhorn. Even though she is initially mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the band’s only hope in winning.
In the U.S., ‘Brassed Off’ is marketed as a romantic comedy. On the DVD cover it suggests the characters of Ewan McGregor and Tara Fitzgerald as the main story line: “…critically acclaimed story about two old friends – ex-lovers – whose surprise reunion turns their lives…and the lives of everyone in town…hilariously upside down!” “Delightfully entertaining comedy”; “laugh-filled comedy”, completely missing the actual plot of the movie.
A small Yorkshire mining town is threatened with being shut down and the only hope for the town’s men is to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win. In joining the band she puts her relationship with her childhood sweetheart Andy on the line.
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