Mike Leigh Movies

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

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).

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

A slow-witted couple decide to start a family.

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

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

A documentary about cutting film... the way it used to be done.

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.

Scenes from A Separation

Documentary about the making of Mike Leigh's Mr.Turner, unreleased due to unspecified 'legal reasons'

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

Sentimental pirates, blundering policeman, absurd adventures and improbable paradoxes – Gilbert and Sullivan’s dazzling The Pirates of...

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