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The Trouble Is. A short drama set in Liverpool (1990) what is the film about
It appears that The Trouble Is (1990) is a student‑made short drama filmed in Liverpool, but no publicly available source provides an official plot summary. The film survives mainly through two YouTube uploads, both of which credit it as a Newport Film School production by Ellen Graham and starring Andrea Sanderson.
What can be inferred from the available information
Although no synopsis is published, a few details are clear:
It is a short drama set and filmed in Liverpool, produced in 1990 as part of a film‑school project.
Cast includes Andrea Sanderson, with a small appearance by “Man in Car” (Brian Riley).
The tone and style appear consistent with social‑realist student films of late‑1980s/early‑1990s Liverpool, often focusing on everyday struggles, working‑class life, or personal conflict.
Why the plot is hard to find
The film was never commercially released, and student films from that era rarely had published synopses.
The only known copies are YouTube uploads without descriptions, offering no narrative details beyond credits.
If you want, I can:
Watch the available footage and summarize the plot based on what is shown.
Analyse themes, characters, or setting once you confirm that’s what you want.
Would you like a scene‑by‑scene breakdown from the YouTube version?
The station was opened in 1874 by theLondon, Chatham and Dover Railwayto alleviate increased usage of the nearbyLudgate Hill station. It was originally a through station, with services continuing through theSnow Hill TunneltoFarringdonandKing's Cross. Passenger services through the tunnel ceased in 1916, and consequently Holborn Viaduct became a terminal station for trains from the south. The short distance between itself and Ludgate Hill saw the latter being closed in 1929.
Holborn Viaduct station became less used through the 20th century, serving a few local commuting services around southeast London and Kent. The station became redundant with the creation of theThameslinkservice in the late 1980s, and was closed in 1990 underBritish Rail, being replaced at the same location byCity Thameslink railway station.
A 1914Railway Clearing Housemap of lines around the sites of Holborn Viaduct railway station and Snow Hill railway station.
TheLondon Chatham and Dover Railway(LCDR) had changed its name from the East Kent Railway in 1859, in order to compete with the rivallingSouth Eastern Railway(SER) and build a railway intoCentral London.[1]They had openedLudgate Hillstation on 1 June 1865, but it had begun to struggle with increasing numbers of trains. The LCDR was suffering financial problems following the extravagant spending to build the line (which would plague the company for the rest of its lifespan), and was unable to raise capital to expand the station.[2]
TheLondon and South Western Railway(LSWR) had agreed to fund £310,000 to the LCDR, while theGreat Northern Railwaydonated £320,000.[3]A shell company, the Holborn Viaduct Station Company, was set up to construct a 330-yard (300 m) branch from the Ludgate Hill-Farringdon line that would terminate at a new station located onHolborn Viaduct, which would also have a new hotel forming its frontage.[4]
Holborn Viaduct was constructed as a six-platform terminus, with twoisland platformsand twoside platforms, covered by a three-roof train shed.[5]Each of the platforms was 400 feet (120 m) long.[6]The redevelopment that began in 1963 saw the replacement of the train shed with shorter platform canopies, while a new concourse was constructed within the new office building on the ground floor level; the platforms were located at the first floor level.[7]
The station opened on 2 March 1874 with the intention that it be used as a terminus for main line and continental trains. These services were intended to operate to both theCity of Londonand theWest End of London.[8]Holborn Viaduct was well placed for this, as it was near the City and the mainline terminals along theNew Road, yet also the nearest terminus to South London.[6]Trains would travel as far asHerne Hillwhere they would split, with one portion going to Holborn Viaduct and the other toVictoria. Local services carried on through theSnow Hill Tunnelto join theMetropolitan Railway'sWidened LinesatFarringdon Street(now Farringdon), with a pair of low-level platforms just north of Holborn Viaduct to allow interchange with the main line services. Opened on 1 August 1874, these platforms formed a small station namedSnow Hill, which was renamedHolborn Viaduct Low Levelon 1 May 1912.[8]
On 10 May 1886,St Paul's stationopened further south on the LC&DR line, just to the north of Blackfriars Bridge. This caused a drop in traffic at Holborn Viaduct, as St Paul's was more accessible for some destinations.[9]
The Holborn Viaduct Hotel was designed by Lewis H. Isaacs, and opened on 17 November 1877.[8]It was so well-integrated with the station that it was difficult for the casual traveller in central London to spot the main entrance.[6]
The hotel was run by the caterers Spiers & Pond, who were already co-operating with the LCDR, and became official caterers to the LSWR in 1888, and the SER the following year.J. Lyons and Co.took over operations in 1905. It was used for wireless communications duringWorld War I.[8]
Passenger traffic through the Snow Hill Tunnel ceased on 3 April 1916, which saw the low-level platforms closed, and Holborn Viaduct become a terminus for passenger services from the south of London into the City.[10]
The station came under the control of theSouthern Railway(SR) in the1923 Grouping. On 21 March 1926, the signalling system at Holborn Viaduct was upgraded to use colour-light.[11]The distance of just 660 yards (600 m) between Holborn Viaduct andSt. Paul's station(now named Blackfriars) led to the intermediate station at Ludgate Hill being closed on 3 March 1929. The route was electrified in 1925 for services fromShortlandsandOrpington, with the first service opening on 12 July.[10]The line from Bickley toSt Mary Craywas electrified in 1934, with an electric service between Holborn Viaduct andSevenoaksstarting the following year. Electric services toGillinghambegan on 2 July 1939, which involved extending Platform 1 to 520 feet (160 m). This extension caused problems with arrivals and departures, due to all the trains running in such a restricted space.[12]
The station was not directly damaged by any action inWorld War II, but the hotel was hit by a bomb on 26 October, and then destroyed by fire overnight on 10–11 May 1941. The station was closed until 1 June as a result. A signal box to the south of the station, and a nearby bridge over Southwark Street, were destroyed by overnight bombing on 16–17 April 1941. A temporary replacement opened on 29 September, with a permanent arrangement opening on 9 October 1942.[12]
Following the war, services to Holborn Viaduct began to be withdrawn. The electrification of the Kent Coast route led to two basic services operating all day from the station: to Sevenoaks andWest Croydon, with peak time services to a number of other destinations. The station was rebuilt between 1960 and 1963.[7]In 1963 the hotel, which had been heavily damaged duringthe Blitz, was demolished and redeveloped, with a new 10-storey office building replacing it. It opened on 9 September.[13]Two platforms were removed from the station in 1973, as services were reduced and parcel traffic stopped running.[14]The station was closed on Saturdays after 2 May 1970, and after 7:30pm on weekdays from 1 June 1981.[15]It remained popular for commuter services into the 1980s, serving over 22,000 passengers on 200 trains every day.[16]
In 1984, British Rail proposed using Snow Hill Tunnel as a bypass for the station;driver-only trainswould run from Blackfriars to Farringdon and then on to Kings Cross, allowing passengers to skip the change of trains at Holborn Viaduct.[17]Holborn Viaduct station was temporarily closed on 18 August 1986, then re-opened on 30 August.[18]In 1988, Snow Hill Tunnel was restored and passenger trains began running through as a north–south rail link through central London. TheThameslinkplan was to build a new underground station in the vicinity, to be calledSt. Paul's Thameslink. Its construction required the demolition of the bridge to Holborn Viaduct from Ludgate Hill.[19]
The last train out of Holborn Viaduct was a special formed of twoClass 411 units(8 CEP).[20]It was an "enthusiast special" which started at Holborn Viaduct at 19:40 on 26 January 1990, and visited several London terminals used at that time by Network SouthEast: Victoria, London Bridge, and Cannon Street. It terminated at Charing Cross.[21]Holborn Viaduct station was closed permanently byBritish Railon 29 January 1990.[18]The frontage of the station buildings was incorporated into the new Thameslink station, which formed part of a new development funded by a commercial property company.[22]
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