Season 11 • Episode 7
LatestComing Up is a British Channel 4 television series of films made for television by new directors and writers. The first series was in 2006, and each year's series comprises seven or eight films. Series 6 was shown from July to September 2011. A reviewer in The Independent wrote: "Thank goodness for Coming Up ... it's a genuinely interesting display of possibilities".
Direction
First-timers swinging for fences, no safety net.
Writing
Unfiltered voices before industry polish tames them.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Channel 4 launched careers of directors like Destiny Ekaragha and Rungano Nyoni — proof the system worked.
The 2006-2011 golden era coincided with UK film funding collapse, making this a lifeline for working-class filmmakers.
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