370,000* NATIONAL LOTTERY GOOD CAUSES HELPED ACROSS UK

This fantastic, lottery-funded film won 4 Oscars and 7 BAFTAs. Watch the trailer here.

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*Since 1994 there have been more than 370,000 grants made – figure sourced from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport. © National Lottery Commission 2012.

 
 
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Descriptor: First we see a clip from 'The King's Speech'.

Timothy Spall: War with Germany will come and we will need a king whom we can all stand behind united.

Descriptor: We now see a black background with a white National Lottery logo and captions which read, "UK Film Council Lottery Funded". Following this we see a blue background with a caption which reads, "£1 million of lottery funding, $250 million grossed worldwide", before seeing further clips from 'The King's Speech'.

Helena Bonham Carter: My husband is, um, well is required to speak publicly.

Geoffrey Rush: Perhaps he should change jobs.

Helena Bonham Carter: He can't.

Descriptor: Once again we see the blue background, with a caption which reads, "Winner of 7 BAFTAs including 'Best Actor' and 'Best Film'", before seeing further clips from 'The King's Speech'.

Guy Pearce: B-b-b-b-b-b-Bertie?

Derek Jacobi: That boy will ruin himself, this family and this nation within twelve months. Who'll pick up the pieces, hmm? You?

Descriptor: We see a shot of a radio technician listening in through headphones followed by shots of Colin Firth walking through his home and into a waiting car on the street in royal dress. We then see a shot of Colin Firth crying and being consoled by Helena Bonham Carter.   

Descriptor: Once again we see the blue background, with a caption which reads, "Winner of 4 Academy Awards including 'Best Director' Tom Hooper". We then see shots of airships in the London sky as people rush into a tube station that is converted into a bomb shelter. We then see more shots of Colin Firth inside Buckingham Palace.

Geoffrey Rush: Why should I waste my time listening?

Colin Firth: Because I have a right to be.

Geoffrey Rush: Oh what?

Colin Firth: I have a voice.

Geoffrey Rush: Yes, you do.

Descriptor: We see a shot of Colin Firth with a caption that reads, "Academy Award Nominee Colin Firth". We then see a shot of Geoffrey Rush with a caption that reads, "Academy Award Winner Geoffrey Rush". We then see a shot of Helena Bonham Carter with a caption that reads "Academy Award Nominee Helena Bonham Carter".

Descriptor: Once again we see the blue background, with a caption which reads, "The Best British film of the year", before seeing a clip from 'The King's Speech'. Lastly we see the blue background with a caption which reads, "The King's Speech".

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