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Shirley Valentine

Movie ConnectionsSeries 2

Documentary series about Britain's biggest movies. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Alison Steadman and others remember the making of 1980s classic Shirley Valentine.

Shirley Valentine is the movie about a middle-aged Liverpudlian housewife who escapes a life of domestic drudgery for a fling with a handsome Greek waiter, a fling which helps her discover the girl she used to be.

The film became a worldwide hit, capturing the public's imagination and making an international star of its lead actor. Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Alison Steadman, Sylvia Sims and Gillian Kearney join writer Willy Russell and producer/director Lewis Gilbert in recalling one of the most successful British movies of the 1980s.

Narrated by Ashley Jensen.

40 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Feb 200923:15
BBC One Northern Ireland

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Credits

NarratorAshley Jensen
DirectorRichard Bright
ProducerBrendan O'Hara
ParticipantPauline Collins
ParticipantTom Conti
ParticipantAlison Steadman
ParticipantSylvia Sims
ParticipantGillian Kearney
ParticipantWilly Russell
ParticipantLewis Gilbert

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Feb 200922:45
    BBC One except Northern Ireland
  • Wed 4 Feb 200923:15
    BBC One Northern Ireland