TCC FILM CLUB NEWS
Dear Film Goers,
PLEASE REMEMBER we have a date change due to Good Friday being the 1st Friday in April and so OUR NEW DATE IS Friday 17th April 2026 doors open from 7pm, screening 7.30pm.
Please note we do not have allocated seating.
This month’s film is DOWNTON ABBEY – THE GRAND FINALE
DOWNTON ABBEY
2025 Historical Drama
Plot
In 1930 London, Lord and Lady Grantham, and their daughter and son-in-law, Edith and Bertie Pelham (aka Lord and Lady Hexham), attend a play starring Guy Dexter and Noël Coward, who is also the playwright. Backstage, they meet Dexter, Coward, and former Downton Abbey butler Thomas Barrow, now Dexter’s personal assistant and lover. The next day, the Crawley family, including eldest daughter Mary, attend a ball given by Bertie’s cousin Lady Petersfield. When news suddenly breaks about Mary’s divorce from her estranged husband, Henry Talbot, Lady Petersfield insists that Mary leave before her guests of honour, Prince Arthur of Connaught, and his wife arrive.
Robert and Cora return to Downton Abbey; Mary remains at Grantham House to receive Cora’s brother, Harold Levinson, arriving from America following their mother Martha’s death. Accompanying Harold is financial adviser Gus Sambrook, who reportedly saved Harold from financial ruin from the 1929 Wall Street Crash. Sambrook and Mary are mutually attracted, drink heavily, and end up in bed together. The party travels to Downton Abbey, where Harold, to Cora’s dismay, reveals that he lost mother’s fortune on poor investments during the Great Depression. He wants to invest Downton’s remaining assets to recoup his losses and repay his debt to Sambrook…
Run time approx. 124 minutes
The TCC Film Club is a registered MEMBERS FILM CLUB for members and booked guests.
Please email me at rob.cobley@touchwoodonline.com to book yourself in or if you wish to be removed from this email distribution list.
TCC Film Club annual membership
Membership is now renewable from October so if you have not already done so then April to September 2026 costs £12 for 6 films.
Film Club guests are very welcome at £5 for a one-off visit.
Drinks
Red and White Wine & Beer all at £3 or Orange juice @ £1.
Please pay at the door by Credit/Debit Card. SORRY but we can only accept Credit or Debit Cards payments, no cash.
TCC FILMS 1st Friday of the month
If you have any suggestions for our future screenings, please do let us know – by email or on in person at the next screening.
We aim to pick a mix of films – both old and new and comedy or drama etc.
Some film suggestions are not available to purchase at all, and some have not yet been released on DVD but we’re happy to take your recommendations.
We look forward to seeing you on the first Friday of every month, from 7pm onward.
Our very best regards, Rob Cobley, Chair TCC
and Julia Day, Secretary TCC
On behalf of our TCC Film Club volunteers:
Richard Payne, Janice Howkins, Julia Day, Sue Band, Rob Cobley
…with great support from John Thomson and Trevor Lloyd-Adams.
Previous Films for 2026
I SWEAR
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND
THE ROSES
Previous Films for 2025
RED ONE
A BUNCH OF AMATEURS
MAD ABOUT THE BOY
THE LAST SHOWGIRL
Forthcoming Films for 2022
The Film Club Meets at 7 pm for 7.30 pm on the first Friday every month unless otherwise stated
Friday January 7 – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Friday February 4 – No Time To Die
March 4 – to be confirmed…
April 1 – to be confirmed…
SUBSCRIPTION RATES for Annual Membership are £2/month
Individual Adult Membership – over 18 years of age – £20
Temporary Adult Membership – £5 – Valid for one screening only, and is deductible from the Annual Membership fee when joining. This is to encourage potential members to join the club
There are no further charges for members during the year, other than refreshments
FILM SELECTION PROCESS
Film Choices are initially put forward by the Film Club Committee to the Members by email. Members can then participate in voting for their choice of Family and Adult Films respectively, the final choice is made on a majority basis.
SOUND & PROJECTOR SYSTEMS
A New Sound System was installed just before the screening of the June films in 2017. This system is a Surround Sound environment suitable for Dolby 5.1 recordings, and the verdict by regular film club members – ” It is a big improvement I could hear every word!”
A new high resolution projector has now been installed and has significantly improved the cinematic experience using Blu-Ray Recordings
HEARING LOOP
A new hearing loop was installed in April 2015 to improve both audio and visual experience whilst watching films
Contact :-
Rob Cobley – rob.cobley@touchwoodonline.com
Julia Day – juliaday@btinternet.com,
Richard Payne – sianpayne10@gmail.com,
Tel 01789 294045
