Loved Up was a BBC drama for the Love Bites season of films, broadcast on 23 September 1995. The film was directed by Peter Cattaneo who would go on to direct the feature films The Full Monty (1997) and Lucky Break (2001). Starring Lena Headey, Ian Hart and Jason Isaacs, it includes an early appearance by Danny Dyer who subsequently starred in the 1999 film, Human Traffic, which explored similar themes of clubbing and drug culture. The drama is notable for being the first collaboration between BBC Drama Screen Two ( BBC Two ) and Scene (BBC Education) with series Assoc. Producer Andy Rowley. Loved Up won a BAFTA award as Best Children's Drama in 1996 The story revolves around Tom, played by Ian Hart, who meets Sarah (Lena Headey) in the cafe in which she works. She is quickly swept up in Tom's lifestyle, where she finds escape from her traumatic family life. The film follows her path into the world of clubbing and ecstasy, her personal relationship with Tom and her growing family pressures.