When EMI got cold feet about making a film as potentially controversial as Monty Python's Life of Brian, the movie's future was under threat. Enter ex-Beatle George Harrison, who financed the production creating the independent film company, HandMade Films. Revolutionising British cinema they produced classics such as The Long Good Friday and Withnail and I among others. Here Robert Sellers interviews many of the people who made it all happen, providing an essential read for both film buffs and for those who love having a peep inside the secret and highly entertaining world of movies.