After dropping out of school, Shane Meadows tried a variety of jobs, including a clown's assistant, before borrowing a camcorder and making a short film every month for a year. UK film producer Stephen Woolley saw Shane’s eclectic mix of films and signed him to write and direct the popular film 24/7, starring Bob Hoskins. 24/7 picked up many film festival awards, and was the first part of Meadows' "Midlands trilogy", which was completed by A Room For Romeo Brass and Once Upon A Time in The Midlands. 2007 saw the release of his fifth feature, This Is England, which won the BAFTA for Best British Film.