Shirley (2011)

UK:: 15 Drama Music TV Movie

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.

Updated May 21 2020

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2011-09-29

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Runtime: 70 mins Rating: 6.3

Cast

Charlie Creed-Miles

Mike Sullivan

Ruth Negga

Shirley Bassey

Matthew Marsh

Jack Hylton

Babou Ceesay

Henry Bassey

Lesley Sharp

Eliza Bassey

Danny Sapani

Bobo

Jeany Spark

Juhni Sullivan

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Kenneth Hume

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