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Five years after The Long Good Friday, Bob Hoskins returned to the gangster genre, but his character George is a mere underling this time, a chauffeur hired by a mesmerisingly slimy gangland kingpin (Michael Caine) to transport a high-class prostitute (Cathy Tyson) from client to client. When she enlists his help in tracking down an old friend, George finds himself exploring a hellish underworld that he never imagined existed.

Hoskins’ immensely complex, subtle and moving performance hoovered up almost every Best Actor award going (Cannes, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe) and remains one of his greatest roles – a man sucked by circumstance into a life of crime but still righteous enough to seize the opportunity to do good when it presents itself.

Director Neil Jordan (The Company of Wolves, The Crying Game) and co-writer David Leland (Made in Britain) achieve a perfect blend of hard-edged realism and unexpected fantasy, with the regular appearance of the Nat King Cole title song turning seedy British locations (Soho, Brighton) into something far more romantically evocative.

CONTENTS

• Brand new restoration sourced from the original camera negative, approved by director Neil Jordan and cinematographer Roger Pratt
• High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation
• Original uncompressed PCM mono 1.0 sound
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Audio commentary by Bob Hoskins and Neil Jordan
• Brand new interviews with director Neil Jordan, writer David Leland and producer Stephen Woolley
• Original Trailer
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Matthew Griffin

Nice one. Any info about when?

Beaver.

4K coming in May. The new artwork is rough, especially against the classy cover Criterion had.

The thing on the right isn't new artwork. I think it's poster art(?) and was featured on a prior Arrow BD release. I don't know if the other art might have been a reversible cover on the same BD release

Yes, my comment about the new artwork only related to the image on the left.

4K ULTRA HD LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

- Brand new 4K restoration from the original camera negative by Arrow Films and approved by director Neil Jordan
- 4K (2160p) Ultra HD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)
- Newly restored original lossless English mono audio
- Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
- Audio commentary by Bob Hoskins and Neil Jordan
- Interviews with director Neil Jordan, writer David Leland and producer Stephen Wooley
- Original trailer
- Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Hannah Gillingham
- Collectors' booklet featuring writing on the film by critic Mike Sutton