Best five films from British Directors (Part One A to J)

I know it is highly regarded but I have twice failed to get past the early scene where he dives head-first into the toilet bowl.

Also, as a passionate childhood trainspotter, I object to the disrespectful use of the word.

I will give it a third try some day but I will need to be feeling great physically and emotionally, and on the rare days when that happens I feel obligated to devote time to my kids (2 and 8).