This was an enjoyable watch for a run of the mill Xmas movie set in the Highlands of Scotland (Fort William and Lochaber). The story was easy to follow and entirely predictable with almost no elements of surprise, with pleasant enough characters acting entirely within stereotypes. Set in the Old West in the late 19th century, the film follows Spirit, a Kiger mustang stallion (voiced by Matt Damon as a narrator), who is captured during the American Indian Wars by the United States Cavalry; he is eventually freed by a Lakota man named Little Creek with whom he bonds, as well as a mare named Rain. In contrast to the anthropomorphic style of animal characters in other animated features, Spirit and his fellow horses communicate with each other through non-linguistic sounds and body language (albeit with many human facial expressions and reactions).

As I said earlier only what they consider the Crown Jewels like Doctor Who, Attenborough and classics like Dad’s Army and OFAH. The run of the mill new shows have been passed on to Dazzler. Festival de Cannes: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2012 . Retrieved November 4, 2009. Berkshire, Geoff (December 17, 2002). " 'Towers' stands tall in Satellites". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved March 2, 2014. Dazzler was mentioned in the Sky Cinema thread as they now release some Sky original DVDs/Blue rays. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016 . Retrieved April 11, 2016.

Humane Society of The United States (February 25, 2003). "The Humane Society of The United States Announces Winners of The Seventeenth Annual Genesis Awards" (Press release). PR Newswire. Archived from the original on November 19, 2015 . Retrieved March 2, 2014. Martin, Denise (February 7, 2003). " 'Gangs,' 'Perdition' top Golden Reel nods". Variety. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved March 2, 2014. In the 19th-century American West, a Kiger mustang colt, Spirit, is born to a herd of wild horses; he grows into a stallion and assumes the leadership of the herd. One night, upon following a strange light near his herd, Spirit finds horses tied to a log and their wranglers sleeping around a campfire. They awake and, after a chase, capture him and take him to a US cavalry fort. Steinberg, Brian (June 16, 2016). "Netflix Readies Animated 'Spy Kids,' 'Llama Llama' Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016 . Retrieved June 18, 2016. Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (U)". British Board of Film Classification. May 17, 2002. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016 . Retrieved August 27, 2016.

I think Talking Pictures contributed to their downfall. Often looked like they used Network DVDs to broadcast, with the odd cut to what is regarded as unacceptable nowadays . Milligan, Mercedes (October 7, 2019). "DreamWorks, Universal Slate 'Spirit Riding Free' & 'Bad Guys' for 2021". Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019 . Retrieved October 8, 2019. ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards – Top Box Office". ASCAP. April 30, 2003. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 . Retrieved March 2, 2014. DreamWorks' "Rain" becomes official American Paint Horse". Equiworld. Archived from the original on September 14, 2020 . Retrieved September 11, 2017. Anyway Network were good for releasing half forgotten, but generally good dramas from the eighties and nineties that had never been repeated by the BBC and ITV for decades. If you wanted a BBC crime drama from 1991 that only a handful of fans remembered and wanted to see again, then Network was the place to go for a box set.

Cheers, I'm going to go through that and have a look as I think I had a couple of their titles on my "when the pile has gone down"* list