A labor-relations specialist goes for roles as brawny killers in gritty dramas.

Unlike the gritty dramas set in New York, the comedies are benign fantasies.

On the one hand, it's a gritty British urban drama, played for laughs.

And that I think is the problem, we've gone from snug comedy to gritty northern drama.

His career ranges from broad family comedies to dark and gritty urban dramas.

The lack of a romantic interest was noted by critics who considered the film a more authentic and gritty drama compared to the usual Hollywood war movie.

The company produced gritty dramas such as A Family at War (1970-72).

Ms. Hamilton forsook gritty urban drama for a pastoral tale of enchantment whose characters happened to be black.

The gritty romantic drama received critical praise for its authentic portrayal of everyday life.

Thompson earned a reputation in Britain for gritty social dramas besides occasional comedies and musicals.