Towards the end of the century there were encouraging signs of a resurgence in British film production. A steady increase in the number of films Britain produced is evident since 1985. With major successes in the recent years of films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral and Trainspotting there seems to be an emerging trend for British cinema's international kudos to finally start translating into a profitable and (relatively) stable industry. Ironically it would seem that television, so blamed for the death of British cinema, is now perceived in some corners as presenting a positive contribution to this trend, in particular the efforts of Channel Four's Film on Four.