Shirley
Rating: 6.5 · 2011 · TV Movie, Drama, Music · United Kingdom · 1 ч 10 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Year
- 2011
- Genre
- TV Movie, Drama, Music
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1 ч 10 мин
- TMDB
- 6.5
- IMDb
- 6.5
Director
Cast
- Ruth Negga — Shirley Bassey
- Amira Arish — Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
- Lesley Sharp — Eliza Bassey
- Charlie Creed-Miles — Mike Sullivan
- Jeany Spark — Juhni Sullivan
- Henry Lloyd-Hughes — Kenneth Hume
- Danny Sapani — Bobo
- Babou Ceesay — Henry Bassey
- Isaiah Cai Forrest — Henry Bassey Jr
- Divine Faith Utonga — Sharon Bassey
- Larissa Wilson — Iris Bassey
- Matthew Marsh — Jack Hylton
- Di Botcher — Mrs Morrison
- Colin Mace — Agent