Lesley Manville Movies

To mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the NHS, acclaimed poet Owen Sheers takes us on a journey that weaves the extraordinary story of the...

In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about...

Warsaw, December 13th 1981. Martial law shuts down the country. Overnight, a country turns into a prison. Taxis have been replaced by tanks. Citizens...

Middle-class parents face difficult decisions if they want their sons to go to the “right” school.

This follow-up film returns to Sheffield's City Sauna. The certified massage parlour run by a mum and daughter team, which specialises in mature and...

Helene Alving leads an outwardly contented life. On the eve of the 10th anniversary of her husband's death, she is about to open an orphanage as a...

After the death of his father and a second wedding of his mother, David Copperfield suffers from his tyrannical stepfather, Mr. Murdstone. The mother...

This year's great performers striking some of the classic attitudes of cinema.

After a violent incident in Lucy's public school, her atheist parents Stuart and Alison decide to find her a safe 'traditional' school. The only one...

A Christmas black comedy based on the tradition in Hammond's Bank that a member of the board should take a turkey and 6 pence to a deserving poor...

A look at the daily life of an English brothel.

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

The film will tell the true story of the relationship between Welsh schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins....

An alcoholic falls in love with a Salvation Army captain who is trying to help him.

Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie’s father...

Adapted from the acclaimed short story by Man Brooker Prize Nominee Sarah Hall. The Agency is a modern and stylish take on middle class female...

Midwinter Break follows Stella and Gerry, a long-time married couple who reach a crossroads in their relationship when they take a trip to Amsterdam.

A group of six friends, who have known each other since childhood, find their friendship tested when one of their number is found dead, leading to...

A young single mother has to convince the authorities that she is a fit parent.

Drama set in 1911 about a love triangle concerning a father, his son and their maid, Jane.