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. Image of a group in assorted historical costumes gathered in a dark library with bookshelves and hanging plastic sheeting. In the foreground, a grey-haired man with a mustache wears a olive-green military officer's uniform with a leather belt. Beside him, a woman in a mauve brocade gown with ruffled pink and red trim, yellow bows and a tall white feather in her hair looks sideways. Behind her, a mustached man in a tan scout uniform and aviator glasses, a shaggy-haired figure with a beard, and a man in a patterned waistcoat and teal cravat all stare in the same direction. Two more figures, a woman in an Edwardian-style blouse and a man in a suit, look upward in the background. Architectural plans, a white scale model of a building and a roll of masking tape sit on tables around them.

    Ghosts: The Possession Of Button House

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. 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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  7. Behind-the-scenes photo of an older Japanese-American man with white hair smiling warmly at the camera. He sits on a metal chair with his arms crossed, wearing a white zip-up jacket, a purple collared shirt, and khaki pants. He is in front of a dark gray textured backdrop, framed by large camera lenses and film equipment on both sides.

    The Sixty Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television And The World

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. Low-angle shot at a kitchen counter. A bearded man in a dark T-shirt leans forward on his forearms, his face partly out of frame, next to a short glass of amber liquor. In the foreground, another person in a dark suit jacket presses their fingertips onto the polished marble surface, a silver ring on one finger. A bottle of whiskey stands at the left edge, and warm, blurred lights glow in the background.

    Predators

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  11. Close-up film still of a man in his thirties with light brown hair, blue eyes, and a serious expression, wearing a tan blazer, light blue shirt, and dark red patterned tie. He stands indoors against a blurred warm-toned background with angular wooden beams and geometric light patterns, looking directly at the camera.

    Primetime

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  12. 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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  13. 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