Square Eyes TV Festival 2026

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MAC's annual Square Eyes TV Festival features a mouth-watering mix of archive rarities, classic series and recent favourites. Square Eyes 2026 takes place Fri 6 to Sun 15 Nov at Midlands Arts Centre and Mockingbird Cinema.

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  1. Six members of the Home Guard platoon from classic sitcom Dad's Army stand in a row raising mugs in a toast, dressed in Home Guard uniforms and forage caps, in front of a shop with a 'No Smoking' sign.

    Kaleidoscope: Missing Believed Wiped

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  2. A scarred, cybernetic-eyed figure in black robes sits in a wheeled chair between two black-and-silver Dalek robots, with soldiers in leather uniforms holding gun-staffs and a scientist in a white coat looking on, in a blue-lit laboratory.

    Resurrection Of The Daleks + Q&A

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  3. An animated toaster character with expressive eyes and a surprised smile is standing on a cardboard box labeled 'Kleen Soap,' in a cozy wood-paneled room with a staircase and pink curtains in the background.

    Colour Box: The Brave Little Toaster

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  4. A middle aged South Asian man with a mustache, wearing a grey suit and gold watch, crouches behind a wooden post while holding a handgun raised near his shoulder. He peers cautiously around the post toward something off-frame. The setting appears to be an industrial waterside area with a canal lock, motorway overpass, and metal railings in the background.

    50 Years Of Gangsters + Q&A

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  5. A poster for the mystery/thriller series Widow's Bay, illustrated in a moody painted style. A large central portrait of a stern man in a dark coat looms above an ensemble cast of smaller character portraits — including a woman with dark hair, an older woman, a young man in glasses, a bearded man in a cap, and a man in a wide-brimmed sheriff's hat with a badge. Below them, a small coastal town with a lighthouse, church steeple, and houses sits along a rocky shoreline, set against a stormy, cloud-filled sky. A lone silhouetted figure stands on the water in the distance.

    Widow’s Bay quiz + screening

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  6. A female journalist in her fifties holding a microphone reports in front of a large crowd of protesters holding signs reading 'Defend the Sacred,' 'Water Is Life,' 'Greed Kills,' and similar messages, at an outdoor demonstration on grassland. A camera operator with a boom microphone films in the foreground.

    Steal This Story, Please!

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  7. A close-up of a middle aged woman with an elaborate updo held by ornamental hairpins, with textured ridged eyebrows and subtle forehead prosthetics suggesting an alien species. She has tearful eyes and a distressed expression, wearing a beaded, multi-strand necklace and a pale blush-toned top, set against a softly lit interior background.

    Space: 1999 - 4K Restoration Double Bill

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  8. Two young men face each other in close proximity in a steamy, dimly lit shower room. One has light blonde hair and the other has dark hair, both wet. The atmospheric scene is shot with a shallow depth of field, creating a hazy, tense mood.

    The Art Of Heated Rivalry

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  9. The Comic Strip Presents… + Q&A

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Highlights from previous Square Eyes festivals

Stephen Graham on a panel discussion for Boiling Point, smiling with microphone
Stephen Graham - Boiling Point TV Preview - Square Eyes TV Festival
Panel discuss TV series Succession in cinema
Succession Writers' Room - Square Eyes TV Festival
Man Like Mobeen - RTS Midlands and Square Eyes preview