Mike Leigh is an English director and writer known for his work in film, television and stage.

Film

Year Title Director Writer Distribution Ref.
1971 Bleak Moments Yes Yes BBC Films [1]
1983 Meantime Yes Yes Premiered at London Film Festival
Screened on Channel 4
[2]
1985 Four Days in July Yes Yes BBC Film [3]
1988 High Hopes Yes Yes Skouras Pictures [4]
1990 Life Is Sweet Yes Yes Palace Pictures [5]
1993 Naked Yes Yes Fine Line Features [6]
1996 Secrets & Lies Yes Yes October Films [7]
1997 Career Girls Yes Yes Film4 Productions [8]
1999 Topsy-Turvy Yes Yes Pathé Distribution [9]
2002 All or Nothing Yes Yes UGC Films [10]
2004 Vera Drake Yes Yes Fine Line Features [11]
2008 Happy-Go-Lucky Yes Yes Momentum Pictures [12]
2010 Another Year Yes Yes Sony Pictures Classics [13]
2014 Mr. Turner Yes Yes [14]
2018 Peterloo Yes Yes Entertainment One/Amazon [15]
TBA Untitled Mike Leigh project Yes Yes In production [16]

Short films

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1982 "The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final"
"Old Chums"
"Probation"
"A Light Snack"
"Afternoon"
Yes Yes 5-part BBC series of short films
entitled Five Minute Films
1987 "The Short and Curlies" Yes Yes Screened on Channel 4
1992 "A Sense of History" Yes No Screened on Channel 4
2012 "A Running Jump" Yes Yes Released 24 June 2012 (UK)

Acting roles

  • West Eleven (1963) - Uncredited
  • Two Left Feet (1965) - Uncredited

Television

Plays

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1973 Hard Labour Yes Yes BBC Play for Today
1975 "The Permissive Society" Yes Yes BBC Second City Firsts
1976 Nuts in May Yes Yes BBC Play for Today
Knock for Knock Yes Yes BBC Second City Firsts, lost
1977 Kiss of Death Yes Yes BBC Play for Today
1977 Abigail's Party Yes Yes BBC Play for Today
1979 Who's Who Yes Yes
1980 Grown-Ups Yes Yes BBC2 Playhouse
1982 Home Sweet Home Yes Yes BBC Play for Today

Series

Year Title Director Writer Notes
1963 Maigret No No Actor: "Paul"
Dir: Series 4, Episode 6: "The Flemish Shop"
1973 Scene Yes No Dir: "A Mug's Game?" (8 March 1973)
2009 Teatr telewizji No Yes Episode: "Przyjecie" (25 May 2009)

Theatre

Year Title Venue
1965The Box PlayMidlands Art Centre, Birmingham
1966My Parents Have Gone to Carlisle
The Last Crusade of Five Little Nuns
1968Individual Fruit PiesEast–15 Acting School, London
Down Here Up ThereRoyal Court Theatre Upstairs, London
1969Glum Victoria and the Lad with SpecsManchester Youth Theatre
1970Bleak MomentsOpen Space Theatre, London
1971A Rancid PongBasement Theatre, London
1973Dick Whittington and His CatRoyal Court Theatre Upstairs, London
Wholesome Glory
The Jaws of DeathTraverse Theatre, Edinburgh
1974Babies Grow OldRoyal Shakespeare Company
The Silent MajorityBush Theatre
1977Abigail's PartyHampstead Theatre
1979Too Much of a Good ThingRadio Play
EcstasyHampstead Theatre, London
1981
1998
Goose-PimplesGarrick Theatre, London
Judith Anderson Theater, Off-Broadway[17]
1988Smelling a RatHampstead Theatre, London
1989Greek TragedyBelvoir St Theatre, Australia
Edinburgh Festival
Theatre Royal, Stratford East
1993It's a Great Big Shame!Theatre Royal, Stratford East
2005Two Thousand YearsNational Theatre, London
2011GriefCottesloe Theatre, London

Recurring collaborators

The following is a list of actors which collaborated with Mike Leigh on an ongoing basis. The list only includes Leigh’s feature films.

Work
Actor
1983198819901993199619971999200220042008201020142018
Dorothy Atkinson☒☒☒☒
Marion Bailey☒☒☒☒☒
Mark Benton☒☒☒
Elizabeth Berrington☒☒☒☒
Jim Broadbent☒☒☒☒
Katrin Cartlidge☒☒☒
Eileen Davies☒☒☒☒☒
Phil Davis☒☒☒☒
Edna Doré☒☒☒
Karina Fernandez☒☒☒
Vincent Franklin☒☒☒☒
Paul Jesson☒☒☒
Sam Kelly☒☒☒
Sally Hawkins☒☒☒
Oliver Maltman☒☒☒
Lesley Manville☒☒☒☒☒☒☒
Sinead Matthews☒☒☒
Martin Savage☒☒☒☒☒
Judith Scott☒☒☒
Ruth Sheen☒☒☒☒☒
Timothy Spall☒☒☒☒☒
Alison Steadman☒☒☒
Peter Wight☒☒☒☒☒

Reception

Title Rating
Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
Bleak Moments 71 (7 reviews)[18]
Meantime 80% (10 reviews)[19] 69 (unknown reviews)[20]
Four Days in July
High Hopes 92% (13 reviews)[21] 84 (12 reviews)[22]
Life is Sweet 93% (15 reviews)[23] 88 (18 reviews)[24]
Naked 88% (60 reviews)[25] 85 (21 reviews)[26]
Secrets & Lies 96% (45 reviews)[27] 92 (27 reviews)[28]
Career Girls 88% (25 reviews)[29] 76 (25 reviews)[30]
Topsy-Turvy 90% (89 reviews)[31] 90 (31 reviews)[32]
All or Nothing 82% (93 reviews)[33] 72 (31 reviews)[34]
Vera Drake 93% (161 reviews)[35] 83 (40 reviews)[36]
Happy-Go-Lucky 93% (163 reviews)[37] 84 (34 reviews)[38]
Another Year 92% (173 reviews)[39] 81 (36 reviews)[40]
Mr. Turner 97% (196 reviews)[41] 94 (44 reviews)[42]
Peterloo 67% (162 reviews)[43] 66 (34 reviews)[44]
  • A Rotten Tomatoes "Fresh" rating or a Metacritic "Universal Acclaim" rating is shown in bold.

References

  1. "Bleak Moments (1971)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. "Meantime (1983)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  3. "FOUR DAYS IN JULY". mubi.com. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. "High Hopes (1988)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  5. "Life is Sweet (1990)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  6. "Naked (1993)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  7. "Secrets and Lies (1996)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  8. "CAREER GIRLS (1997)". tcm.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  9. "Topsy-Turvy (1999)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  10. "All or Nothing (2002)". screenonline.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  11. "VERA DRAKE (2004)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  12. "Happy-go-lucky (2007)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  13. "Another Year (2010)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  14. "Mr. Turner (2014)". bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  15. Bleasdale, John (2 September 2018). "Peterloo first look: Mike Leigh's cudgel for a massacre". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 22 May 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  16. Andreas, Wiseman (14 May 2023). "Mike Leigh Underway On New Movie, Plot Detail Revealed". deadline.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  17. "Leigh's Goose-Pimples To Rise Again at NY's Intar, Jan. 23". Playbill. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  18. "Bleak Moments". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  19. "MEANTIME". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  20. "Meantime". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  21. "HIGH HOPES". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  22. "High Hopes". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  23. "LIFE IS SWEET". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  24. "Life is Sweet". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  25. "NAKED". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  26. "Naked". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  27. "SECRETS & LIES". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  28. "Secrets & Lies". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  29. "CAREER GIRLS". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  30. "Career Girls". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  31. "TOPSY-TURVY". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  32. "Topsy-Turvy". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  33. "ALL OR NOTHING". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  34. "All or Nothing". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  35. "VERA DRAKE". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  36. "Vera Drake". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  37. "HAPPY-GO-LUCKY". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  38. "Happy-Go-Lucky". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  39. "ANOTHER YEAR". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  40. "Another Year". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  41. "MR. TURNER". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  42. "Mr. Turner". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  43. "PETERLOO". Fandango Media. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  44. "Peterloo". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
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