Nuts in May

Region B

Their Morris packed to the gills, the punctilious Keith (Roger Sloman) and the more spontaneous Candice Marie (Alison Steadman) arrive at a Dorset campground for ten nights of idyllic bliss.  

It starts off perfectly; it's peaceful, they go sightseeing, eat vegetarian food and go in search of raw milk. Then a fellow with a loud radio pitches his tent near theirs. Things get worse when a couple arrive on a motorcycle, make noisy love in their tent and start an illegal campfire.  

Will Keith and Candice Marie find a peaceful corner or are they doomed to brawl with the noisy and unwashed?  

First shown in BBC's legendary Play for Today strand in 1976, Nuts in May soon achieved cult status. It is now available on Blu-ray for the very first time, newly restored for its 50th anniversary.  

Extras:

•  Newly restored by the BBC in 4K and presented in High Definition 
• Mike Leigh Remembers… Nuts in May (2026, 14 mins): the director looks back on one of his most influential television plays 
• Director and cast Q&A (2021, audio, 43 mins): Mike Leigh, Alison Steadman, Roger Sloman, Anthony O’Donnell, Sheila Kelley and Stephen Bill are reunited on stage at BFI Southbank 
• BFI London Film Festival 2024 Screen Talk: Mike Leigh (2024, 48 mins): celebrating the 2024 release of his film Hard Truths, Leigh discusses his career with writer and journalist Amy Raphael 
• The Country Comes to Town (1933, 21 mins): a documentary made to help modernise the image of the farming and the British countryside 
• Spring Comes to England (1934, 16 mins): documentary on the journey produce makes from field to market – including Candice Marie’s favourite, mushrooms 
• Winter on the Farm (1941, 15 mins): a public information film on Upton Manor Farm in Dorset 
• The Chiffy Kids: Pot Luck (1976, 19 mins): the Children’s Film Foundation favourites take a holiday under canvas 
• Play Safe: Camping and Fishing (1978, 2 mins): a safety awareness film showing the dangers lurking in the countryside 
• **FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with essays on Nuts in May by Mike Leigh, John Wyver and Dr Adam Scovell and writing on the archive films by Ellen Cheshire and Vic Pratt