Northern Lights: The Complete Collection

As schoolboys, they fought over soccer teams, girls and clothes. Now two married men in their thirties compete over jobs, cars and even Christmas decorations! Follow the adventures of Colin (Robson Green, Touching Evil) and Howie (Mark Benton, Career Girls) in hilarious adventures about small-minded rivalry and big-hearted love. All 13 episodes of Northern Lights and City Lights.

Northern Lights
Episode 1
Things start to go wrong at the company's annual dinner dance when Colin and Jackie are seated with friends, but Howard and Pauline have to sit at the management table. Matters get worse when Colin hits the dance floor with the wife of the new regional manager.

Episode 2
The two friends talk about starting a new company together-until Howard gets an offer to return to his old job. As Howie gets back behind the wheel of his company car, Colin finds a gig driving a taxi. Despite hurt feelings all around, both find they need each other more than ever.

Episode 3
Colin and Howie attend their high school reunion, triggering an old animosity for one, and an old romance for the other. When Colin learns that Howie is continuing to see his childhood sweetheart, he feels torn between loyalty to his friend and doing the right thing by Pauline.

Episode 4
Colin decides it's time for him to get a promotion, too. He takes charge of the company's soccer team to prove to his bosses that he has the necessary leadership potential and decision-making capabilities. Howie backs him, only to find out just how ruthless his friend can be.

Episode 5
The death of his estranged father creates tension between Colin and his brother and sister. When his father-in-law also suffers a major heart attack, he is forced to rethink what family really means to him.

Episode 6
When Howie and Pauline decide to move to the country, Colin does his best to sabotage their plans. First, though, the two families take a short fishing trip together. Howie soon discovers that the countryside isn't as relaxing as he had expected, especially when he and Colin have a near-death experience.
BONUS Behind the scenes of Northern Lights (46 min.)

City Lights
Episode 1
The two friends are innocent bystanders in a pub during a gangland killing. Thanks to Colin, their faces are quickly on the front page of the local newspaper, where they are identified as the key witnesses to the crime-a very interesting fact to the killers, who are soon in hot pursuit.

Episode 2
Both families go into the witness protection program, cut all ties with their past lives, and take on new identities. But Jackie finds part of Colin's old identity so disturbing that it makes her question whether she can ever really trust her husband again.

Episode 3
Holed up together in a London safe house, tensions rise between the two families. Colin and Howie find an outlet when they secure part-time jobs. However, Pauline's need for a distraction puts everyone in danger.

Episode 4
Howard and Pauline continue to drift apart as she looks for love and comfort elsewhere. Desperate to get her back, Howie agrees to follow Colin's advice. Meanwhile, the gunmen searching for the two families finally make a breakthrough.

Episode 5
Howard is convinced that Pauline is having an affair, but Colin tries to assure him it's all in his imagination. Eventually, the two friends track her down to a local hotel. Unfortunately, they're not the only ones who have been staking out the establishment.

Episode 6
Handcuffed and locked in a filthy trailer, Colin and Howie finally come face to face with their pursuers. Back at the safe house, Pauline refuses to tell the police who she has been in contact with, setting off a conflict with her sister more intense than anything between their husbands, who are now in mortal danger.

Clash of the Santas
Separated from his wife, Howard volunteers as a stand-in Santa at the shopping mall-and ends up getting invited to represent England at an international Santa competition in Lithuania. He gets to take an elf with him, and Colin agrees to fill the role. Accustomed to playing Santa at the school Christmas fair, Colin is determined to be more than just an elf. His usual desire to outdo Howie ultimately leads him into the dark side of the competition.

Northern Lights

Directed by Paul Seed
Written by Bob Mills, Jeff Pope
Produced by Spencer Campbell
Executive Produced by Andy Harries, Jeff Pope
Original Music by Mark Russell
Cinematography by Doug Hallows
Film Editing by Dave King, Chris Blunden
Costume Design by Janet Benge

City Lights

Directed by Martin Dennis, Tony Smith
Written by Jeff Pope, Andy Watts
Produced by Hilary Martin
Executive Produced by Andy Harries
Cinematography by Robin Vidgeon
Film Editing by Paul Machliss, Xavier Russell

"A classic comic pairing" -London Evening Standard (U.K.)

"Warm and witty comedy drama" -The Guardian (U.K.)

"Family entertainment at its best" -The Sunday Times (U.K.)