Mike Leigh Movies

Jim Broadbent wrote and starred in this short film directed by none other than Mike Leigh. As a member of the landed gentry, the 23rd Earl of Leete...

A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).

Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

In Notting Hill's jazz club, coffee bar and bedsit land of the early 1960s, Joe Beckett is a young unemployed misfit and drifter whose life takes a...

A quiet and put-upon house cleaner breaks her silence.

A window cleaner fancies a sausage roll, but all is not well in the sausage roll factory.

Documentary showing behind-the-scenes footage of the film 'Nader and Simin, A Separation'. Director Asghar Farhadi himself talks about his film and...

Marking Play for Today’s 50th anniversary, Drama Out of a Crisis is a compelling exploration of the series, its origins, achievements,...

A multi-part documentary about Alan Clarke, featuring interviews with various actors, writers and producers.

Documentary on Ciby 2000, the French film production company founded by Francis Bouygues in 1990.

Documentary about François Truffaut who is one of the most respected directors in the history of cinema.

Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker's assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie, when he goes to the pub with his girlfriend...

A couple of old friends drown their sorrows together while reveling in the naivety of a young newly-wed.

Transmitted as part of BBC Schools series Scene, 8 March 1973. Actor improvisations around the theme of gambling devised by Mike Leigh.

A boy goes to see his probation officer.

A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.

An interview with British film director Mike Leigh produced for BBC-TV.

Polish adaptation of Abigail's Party for polish television series Teatr Telewizji

During an evening spent at his house with his sister, a girl realizes that she doesn't really have much in common with her boyfriend.