Shirley

Shirley (2011)


  • Genre: TV Movie, Drama, Music
  • Release Date: 2011-09-29
  • User Rating: 6.5/10 from 6 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 10min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Prospect Cymru
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Colin Teague
star 6.5/10
From 6 Ratings

Summary

Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler the family have moved to the all white area of Splott and by the time she is 12 Shirley has discovered she has an extraordinary voice and can earn money singing in pubs around the docks after her father if jailed for sexual crimes. As a young teenager she begins singing and dancing in 'coloured review shows'. But it is a chance meeting with struggling agent Mike Sullivan that changes her life forever. He promises to make her a star, but has no idea of the personal sacrifice that will mean for the teenaged Shirley.

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  • Ruth Negga

    as Shirley Bassey
  • Amira Arish

    as Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
  • Lesley Sharp

    as Eliza Bassey
  • Charlie Creed-Miles

    as Mike Sullivan
  • Jeany Spark

    as Juhni Sullivan
  • Henry Lloyd-Hughes

    as Kenneth Hume
  • Danny Sapani

    as Bobo
  • Babou Ceesay

    as Henry Bassey
  • Isaiah Cai Forrest

    as Henry Bassey Jr
  • Divine Faith Utonga

    as Sharon Bassey
  • Larissa Wilson

    as Iris Bassey
  • Matthew Marsh

    as Jack Hylton
  • Di Botcher

    as Mrs Morrison
  • Colin Mace

    as Agent
Directing Colin Teague Director
Writing Shelagh Stephenson Writer
Production Katherine Lannon Producer
Costume & Make-Up Charlotte Holdich Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Marella Shearer Makeup Designer
Sound Will Everett Foley Editor
Sound Paul McFadden Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Ben Foster Original Music Composer
Camera Ole Bratt Birkeland Director of Photography
Editing Fiona Colbeck Editor
Costume & Make-Up JoJo Williams Makeup Artist
Production Eleanor Moran Executive Producer
Production Sarah Crowe Casting
Art Netty Chapman Art Direction
Sound Howard Eaves Sound Effects Editor
Art Claudia Parker Set Decoration
Art Madelaine Leech Production Design

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