Brenda Blethyn

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Grown-Ups (1980): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Philip Davis, Lesley Manville, Brenda Blethyn; A working class couple discovers the joys of living in a council flat in this early Mike Leigh drama for the BBC (part of the 'Play for Today'…
Henry VI (Henry the Sixth) (1981-1983): Dir. Jane Howell
Feat. John Benfield, Peter Benson, Brenda Blethyn; BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's three–part play across three discs.
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) (1982- 1983): Dir. Various
Feat. Peter Cushing, Brenda Blethyn, Liza Goddard…; Fondly remembered British television series of self–contained stories – each with a twist – inspired by the adult macabre of Roald…
BBC Shakespeare Collection: Series 5 (Richard III, King Lear, Henry VI Part 1, Henry VI Part 2, Henry VI Part 3, The Merry Wives of Windsor) (1982-1983): Feat. Alan Bennett, Ben Kingsley, Judy Davis…; The fifth in a series of boxed–sets compiling the BBC's comprehensive Shakespeare adaptations for television. This set includes: Richard III,…
King Lear (1982): Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Sir Michael Hordern, John Shrapnel, Norman Rodway…; BBC adaptation of Shakespeare's powerful tragedy, with Michael Hordern in the lead role as the troubled King.
Chance in a Million (TV Series) (1984-1986): Feat. Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn; A young Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn star as Tom Chance and his long–suffering girlfriend Alison in this 'classic' Brit–com based…
Poor Little Rich Girl - The Barbara Hutton Story (Mini-Series) (1987): Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Farrah Fawcett, Burl Ives, Bruce Davison…; Farrah Fawcett divides and conquers in this sizable biopic on the life and times of heiress Barbara Hutton, whose lineage to the Woolworth fortune…
Secrets and Lies (1996): Dir. Mike Leigh
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Timothy Spall, Claire Rushbrook…; Winner of the Palm D'or at Cannes '96, and surprise box–office smash thanks to good old word of mouth. A dramatic tour–de–force…
Music from Another Room (1998): Dir. Charlie Peters
Feat. Jude Law, Jennifer Tilly, Martha Plimpton…; Rising British star Jude Law (GATTACA) tries it down–home Yankee style in this off–beat drama, varnished with folksy charm and crammed…
Little Voice (1998): Dir. Mark Herman
Feat. Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Michael Caine…; The creator of BRASSED OFF trumps up another salty, crowd–pleasing musical of aspirations, survival and opportunism in the English…
In the Winter Dark (1998): Dir. James Bogle
Feat. Miranda Otto, Brenda Blethyn, Ray Barrett…; The spooky qualities of the Australian Outback enhance this tale from Tim Winton's novel, which has an unknown marauder attacking stock in a remote…
Girls' Night (1998): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Julie Walters, Brenda Blethyn; A windfall at the local bingo hall puts air in the wings of forty–something factory gals Julie Walters and Brenda Blethyn, but a wheel of…
Daddy and Them (1999): Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Kelly Preston…; Low–key, quirky and casually paced, dir. Thornton's tribute to his roots unfolds as an Arkansas clan draw together to support their imprisoned…
Saving Grace (2000): Dir. Nigel Cole
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Craig Ferguson, Martin Clunes…; Growth industries, joint ventures and budding friendships transpire in a sleepy, conservative Cornish idyll when Brenda Blethyn, a seriously indebted…
Lovely and Amazing (2001): Dir. Nicole Holofcener
Feat. Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Jake Gyllenhaal…; Rewarding indie drama – seasoned with touches of painful comedy – that observes the troubles between three sisters waiting for their…
Anne Frank (2001): Dir. Robert Dornhelm
Feat. Ben Kingsley, Brenda Blethyn, Lili Taylor; Comprehensive and authentic retelling of the Anne Frank diaries, this paints a grittier, less–than–sentimental picture of the family’s…
On the Nose (2002): Dir. David Caffrey
Feat. Dan Aykroyd, Brenda Blethyn, Robbie Coltrane; Middling Irish comedy (partly shot in Vancouver) from the dir. of DIVORCING JACK that offers a familiarly cute version of Dublin folk squabbling over…
Pumpkin (2002): Dir. Adam Larson Broder, Tony R Abrams
Feat. Christina Ricci, Hank Harris, Brenda Blethyn; Politically–confused blackly comic satire that follows the progress of Christina Ricci's 'inappropriate' romantic fixation with a disabled…
Sonny (2002): Dir. Nicolas Cage
Feat. James Franco, Brenda Blethyn, Harry Dean Stanton…; Brave directorial debut for Nicolas Cage, proffering the tale of a dischargee from the army (Franco) who has been handraised as a gigolo by his…
Plots with a View (Undertaking Betty) (2002): Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Naomi Watts…; Lunatic Welsh farce in which an unhappy Brenda Blethyn contrives with a besotted funeral director (Molina) to fake her own death so as to escape a…
Between the Sheets (TV Mini Series) (2003): Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Richard Armitage, Alun Armstrong; A well–to–do housewife, unhappy in marriage, rediscovers the joy of sex after a passionate encounter with a much younger man. A frank,…
Beyond the Sea (2004): Dir. Kevin Spacey
Feat. Kevin Spacey, John Goodman, Kate Bosworth…; A schmaltzy valentine to the king of big band cool, Kevin Spacey’s pet project gushingly illuminates the life and times of Bobby Darin, whose good…
Piccadilly Jim (2004): Dir. John McKay
Feat. Sam Rockwell, Frances O’Connor, Brenda Blethyn…; Adapted from P.G. Wodehouse’s comic novel, this tells the tale of an American scoundrel who flails about and fails on both sides of the Atlantic in…
Way of Life, A (2004): Dir. Amma Asante
Feat. Stephanie James, Brenda Blethyn; Emotionally brutal yet skillful 'kitchen sink' drama from first–time dir. Asante, about a single teenage mum giving and taking the hard knocks…
Pride and Prejudice (2005): Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. Keira Knightley, Matthew MacFadyen, Brenda Blethyn…; Well–groomed incarnation of Jane Austen's early 19th century novel in which five sisters, whose family is down on their means, must navigate…
On a Clear Day (2005): Dir. Gaby Dellal
Feat. Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Sean McGinley…; Smoothly delivered feelgooder has Peter Mullan (MY NAME IS JOE) playing a middle–aged Glaswegian dockworker who decides to affirm himself and…
Atonement (2007): Dir. Joe Wright
Feat. James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai…; Keira Knightley and James McAvoy play out a twisted, unrequited wartime love in this Bafta–adorned tragic–romance from the dir. of PRIDE…
Clubland (Introducing the Dwights) (2007): Dir. Cherie Nowlan
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Richard Wilson, Khan Chittenden…; Australian comedy–drama stars Brit Brenda Blethyn (LITTLE VOICE, SECRETS AND LIES) as a bawdy, comedy diva Mum gone downunder, whose midlife…
War and Peace (TV Mini-Series) (2007): Dir. Robert Dornhelm, Brendan Donnison
Feat. Alexander Beyer, Clemence Poesy, Alessio Boni…; Extremely lavish – the most expensive mini–series produced in the EU – adaptation of Tolstoy's classic story of five aristocratic…
London River (2009): Dir. Rachid Bouchareb
Feat. Brenda Blethyn, Sotigui Kouyate, Francis Magee…; Quiet, meditative drama set amongst the carnage of the London bombings has two parents of different faiths searching for their lost children and…

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