BBC News | In Depth | British Film Industry | UK EditionVisit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional perspectives. Also entertainment, business, science, technology and health news.Sir Alan Bates dies at 69- December 28, 2003 Actor Sir Alan Bates - a star of stage, screen and television - dies aged 69 after a battle with liver cancer.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/film/3352141.stm Government pledges film support- December 10, 2003 Chancellor Gordon Brown makes a pledge in his pre-Budget report to back the UK film industry.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/film/3307275.stm Actor David Hemmings dies- December 4, 2003 Actor David Hemmings, who starred in cult 1960s films Blow-Up and Barbarella, dies aged 62.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/entertainment/film/3290875.stm |