When Colin Welland brandished his Oscar and announced 'the British are coming!', many people expected a new wave of British talent, British subjects and a British sensibility to make a dent in Hollywood.

The talent arrived - directors like Alan Parker and Adrian Lyne; producers like David Puttnam and John Daly of Hemdale; writers like James Dearden (Fatal Attraction) and Ben Bolt. But have they made a British dent in Hollywood's sensibility or are they aesthetically naturalised Americans? Nigel Andrews reports.

(Re broadcast next Monday)