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

    Cinema
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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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

    Cinema
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  7. The Comic Strip Presents… + Q&A

    Cinema
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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
Audience clap in cinema, woman smiles at the camera
Succession Writers' Room, Square Eyes TV Festival