June 23rd
Hattie
GB TVM 2010. BBC/Angel Eye Media. 85m.

The troubled personal life of comedienne Hattie Jacques, who entered in a promiscuous affair with her chauffeur but kept her husband in the same house to preserve their reputation.
Powerful but grim behind-the-scenes showbiz drama, probably best left behind closed doors, with hard-working performances, but like other biopics of this kind, it fails to recapture how the central figure was funny.

Written by: Stephen Russell, based on the book by Andy Merriman.
Producers: Richard Osborne, Seb Barwell.
Director: Dan Zeff.
Starring: Ruth Jones, Robert Bathurst (as John Le Mesurier), Aidan Turner, Jeany Spark, Jay Simpson.
Photography: Ian Moss.
Music: Stephen McKeon.