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All or Nothing (2002) -- Penny's love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry.  He is a gentle, philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket.  Their daughter Rachel cleans in a home for elderly people, and their son Rory is unemployed and aggressive.
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) -- Clip: My Space
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) -- Interview: Mike Leigh "On Poppy's relationship with other characters"
High Hopes (1988) -- Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful.
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) -- Clip: High heels

Overview

Contact:
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Trivia:
He is chairman of The London Film School. more
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Down 19% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for 6 Oscars. Another 52 wins & 42 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(243 articles)
Decade: Mike Leigh on “Happy-Go-Lucky”
 (From indieWIRE. 26 December 2009, 6:30 PM, PST)

The Leigh dynasty
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 17 December 2009, 3:15 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:
Mike Leigh OBE

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Director, Writer, Actor, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Director:
  1. Untitled Mike Leigh Project (2010) (filming)

  2. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
    ... aka La felicidad trae suerte (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
    ... aka Be Happy (France) [fr]
    ... aka Daima mutlu (Turkey: Turkish title: festival title) [tr]
    ... aka Hajrá, boldogság! (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Happy Go Lucky - La felicità porta fortuna (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Happy-Go-Lucky, czyli co nas uszczesliwia (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka La dulce vida (Mexico) [es]
    ... aka Samo bez brige (Croatia) [hr]
    ... aka Simplesmente Feliz (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Tyheri ki eftyhismeni (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Um dia de cada vez (Portugal) [pt]
  3. Vera Drake (2004)
    ... aka Vera Drake (France)
    ... aka El secreto de Vera Drake (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Dve tváre Very Drake (Slovakia) [sk]
    ... aka Hemsire (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Il segreto di Vera Drake (Italy) [it]
    ... aka O Segredo de Vera Drake (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Vera Drake (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Vera Drake (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Vera Drake - Zena dvou tvárí (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Vera Drakes hemmelighed (Denmark) [da]
  4. Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) (V)
  5. All or Nothing (2002/I)
    ... aka All or Nothing (France)
    ... aka Agora ou Nunca (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Alt eller ingenting (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Kaikki tai ei mitään (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Ola i tipota (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Todo o nada (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Tudo ou Nada (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Tutto o niente (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vsechno nebo nic (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Vsetko alebo nic (Slovakia) [sk]
    ... aka Wszystko albo nic (Poland) [pl]

  6. Topsy-Turvy (1999)
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy (France) [fr]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - Auf den Kopf gestellt (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - O Espetáculo (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - Sottosopra (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - mullin mallin (Finland) [fi]
  7. Career Girls (1997)
    ... aka Career Girls - uranaisia (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Dos chicas de hoy (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Filles d'aujourd'hui (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Két angol lány (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Karriere Girls (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Koritsia karieras (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Ragazze (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Raparigas de Sucesso (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Simplemente amigas (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Wspóllokatorki (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Yaldot Carriera (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
  8. Secrets & Lies (1996)
    ... aka Secrets et mensonges (France)
    ... aka Segredos E Mentiras (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Тайны и ложь (Russia) [ru]
    ... aka Hemligheter och lögner (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Hemmeligheder og løgne (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Hemmeligheter og løgner (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Lügen & Geheimnisse (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Mystika kai psemata (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Salaisuuksia ja valheita (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Secretos y mentiras (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Secretos y mentiras (Secrets and Lies) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Segreti e bugie (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sekrety i klamstwa (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Sirlar ve yalanlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Skrivnosti in lazi (Slovenia) [sl]
    ... aka Tajnosti a lzi (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Titkok és hazugságok (Hungary) [hu]
  9. Naked (1993)
    ... aka Mike Leigh's Naked
    ... aka Aroom (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
    ... aka Desnudo (Mexico: subtitle) [es]
    ... aka Goli (Slovenia) [sl]
    ... aka Gymnos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Indefenso (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Mezitelenül (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Nackt (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Naked (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Naked - nudo (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Naken (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Nu (Portugal) [pt]
  10. A Sense of History (1992) (TV)
  11. Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright (1992) (segment "Sense of History, A")
  12. Life Is Sweet (1991)
    ... aka Das Leben ist süß (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dolce è la vita (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Elämä on ihanaa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka La vida es dulce (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Zycie jest slodkie (Poland) [pl]

  13. High Hopes (1988)
    ... aka Belle speranze (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Grandes Ambições (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Grandes ambiciones (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Grandes esperanzas (Spain: TV title) [es]
    ... aka Hohe Erwartungen (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Megales elpides (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Suuria toiveita (Finland) [fi]
  14. The Short & Curlies (1987) (TV)
  15. Four Days in July (1985) (TV)
  16. Meantime (1984) (TV)
  17. "Play for Today" (6 episodes, 1973-1982)
        - Home Sweet Home (1982) TV episode
        - Who's Who (1979) TV episode
        - Abigail's Party (1977) TV episode
        - The Kiss of Death (1977) TV episode
        - Nuts in May (1976) TV episode
          (1 more)
  18. "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Grown-Ups (1980) TV episode

  19. "Second City Firsts" (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - Knock for Knock (1976) TV episode
        - The Permissive Society (1975) TV episode
  20. The Five Minute Films (1975) (TV)
  21. Bleak Moments (1971)
    ... aka Loving Moments
    ... aka Freudlose Augenblicke (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Momenti tristi (Italy) [it]
Writer:
  1. Untitled Mike Leigh Project (2010) (filming) (screenplay)

  2. Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) (writer)
    ... aka La felicidad trae suerte (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
    ... aka Be Happy (France) [fr]
    ... aka Daima mutlu (Turkey: Turkish title: festival title) [tr]
    ... aka Hajrá, boldogság! (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Happy Go Lucky - La felicità porta fortuna (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Happy-Go-Lucky, czyli co nas uszczesliwia (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka La dulce vida (Mexico) [es]
    ... aka Samo bez brige (Croatia) [hr]
    ... aka Simplesmente Feliz (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Tyheri ki eftyhismeni (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Um dia de cada vez (Portugal) [pt]
  3. Vera Drake (2004) (written by)
    ... aka Vera Drake (France)
    ... aka El secreto de Vera Drake (Argentina) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Dve tváre Very Drake (Slovakia) [sk]
    ... aka Hemsire (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Il segreto di Vera Drake (Italy) [it]
    ... aka O Segredo de Vera Drake (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Vera Drake (Spain: Catalan title) [ca]
    ... aka Vera Drake (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Vera Drake - Zena dvou tvárí (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Vera Drakes hemmelighed (Denmark) [da]
  4. All or Nothing (2002/I) (written by)
    ... aka All or Nothing (France)
    ... aka Agora ou Nunca (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Alt eller ingenting (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Kaikki tai ei mitään (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Ola i tipota (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Todo o nada (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Tudo ou Nada (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Tutto o niente (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Vsechno nebo nic (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Vsetko alebo nic (Slovakia) [sk]
    ... aka Wszystko albo nic (Poland) [pl]

  5. Topsy-Turvy (1999) (written by)
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy (France) [fr]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - Auf den Kopf gestellt (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - O Espetáculo (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - Sottosopra (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Topsy-Turvy - mullin mallin (Finland) [fi]
  6. Career Girls (1997) (writer)
    ... aka Career Girls - uranaisia (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Dos chicas de hoy (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Filles d'aujourd'hui (Canada: French title) [fr]
    ... aka Két angol lány (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Karriere Girls (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Koritsia karieras (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Ragazze (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Raparigas de Sucesso (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Simplemente amigas (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Wspóllokatorki (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Yaldot Carriera (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
  7. Secrets & Lies (1996) (writer)
    ... aka Secrets et mensonges (France)
    ... aka Segredos E Mentiras (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Тайны и ложь (Russia) [ru]
    ... aka Hemligheter och lögner (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Hemmeligheder og løgne (Denmark) [da]
    ... aka Hemmeligheter og løgner (Norway) [no]
    ... aka Lügen & Geheimnisse (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Mystika kai psemata (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Salaisuuksia ja valheita (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Secretos y mentiras (Argentina) [es]
    ... aka Secretos y mentiras (Secrets and Lies) (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Segreti e bugie (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Sekrety i klamstwa (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka Sirlar ve yalanlar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Skrivnosti in lazi (Slovenia) [sl]
    ... aka Tajnosti a lzi (Czech Republic) [cs]
    ... aka Titkok és hazugságok (Hungary) [hu]
  8. Naked (1993) (writer)
    ... aka Mike Leigh's Naked
    ... aka Aroom (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
    ... aka Desnudo (Mexico: subtitle) [es]
    ... aka Goli (Slovenia) [sl]
    ... aka Gymnos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Indefenso (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Mezitelenül (Hungary) [hu]
    ... aka Nackt (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Naked (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Naked - nudo (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Naken (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Nu (Portugal) [pt]
  9. Life Is Sweet (1991) (writer)
    ... aka Das Leben ist süß (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Dolce è la vita (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Elämä on ihanaa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka La vida es dulce (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Zycie jest slodkie (Poland) [pl]

  10. High Hopes (1988) (writer)
    ... aka Belle speranze (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Grandes Ambições (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Grandes ambiciones (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Grandes esperanzas (Spain: TV title) [es]
    ... aka Hohe Erwartungen (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Megales elpides (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Suuria toiveita (Finland) [fi]
  11. The Short & Curlies (1987) (TV) (written by)
  12. Meantime (1984) (TV) (deviser)
  13. "Play for Today" (6 episodes, 1973-1982)
        - Home Sweet Home (1982) TV episode (writer)
        - Who's Who (1979) TV episode (writer)
        - Abigail's Party (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - The Kiss of Death (1977) TV episode (writer)
        - Nuts in May (1976) TV episode (deviser)
          (1 more)
  14. "BBC2 Playhouse" (1 episode, 1980)
        - Grown-Ups (1980) TV episode (writer)

  15. "Second City Firsts" (2 episodes, 1975-1976)
        - Knock for Knock (1976) TV episode (deviser)
        - The Permissive Society (1975) TV episode (deviser) (writer)
  16. Bleak Moments (1971) (writer)
    ... aka Loving Moments
    ... aka Freudlose Augenblicke (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Momenti tristi (Italy) [it]
Actor:
  1. Steve Chisholm's A-Z of Extraordinary Sexual Fetishes (2005) (TV)

  2. Queen: Made in Heaven (1997)
    ... aka Queen - Made in Heaven: The Films

  3. "Maigret" .... Paul (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka Kommisar Maigret (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
        - The Flemish Shop (1963) TV episode .... Paul
  4. West 11 (1963) .... Bit Role
    ... aka Chiamate West 11: risponde un assassino (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Distrito once (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Sehvet firtinasi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
  5. Two Left Feet (1963) (uncredited) .... Jim
Thanks:
  1. Boot Polish (2007) (very special thanks)
    ... aka Pucybut (Poland) [pl]
  2. Four Eyes (2007) (thanks)
  3. Waiting for Sunrise (2005) (very special thanks)

  4. Welcome to Hollywood (1998) (special thanks)
    ... aka Bienvenidos a Hollywood (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Välkommen till Hollywood (Sweden) [sv]
Self:
  1. Jean-Luc Cinema Godard (2009) (TV) .... Himself
  2. "Mark Lawson Talks to..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Mike Leigh (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "The Alan Titchmarsh Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2009)
        - Episode dated 26 March 2009 (2009) TV episode .... Himself
  4. 81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay
    ... aka 81i teleti aponomis ton vraveion Oscar - Live (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Oscar 2009 - Die Academy Awards (Germany) [de]
  5. "Cinema tres" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1996-2008)
    ... aka Informatiu cinema (Spain: Catalan title)
        - Episode dated 11 October 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 October 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  6. "Sunday AM" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
    ... aka The Andrew Marr Show (UK: new title)
        - Episode #3.28 (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  7. All About 'Abigail's Party' (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  8. "The Culture Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2004-2007)
        - The Edinburgh Show: Part 3 (2007) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode #1.6 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  9. "British Film Forever" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Corsets, Cleavage and Country Houses: The Story of British Costume Drama (2007) TV episode (as Mike Leigh OBE) .... Himself
        - Hardship, Humour and Heroes: The Story of British Realism (2007) TV episode (as Mike Leigh OBE) .... Himself
  10. "Secret's Out" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - Episode #3.3 (????) TV episode .... Himself
  11. 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka Film4's 50 Films to See Before You Die (UK: complete title)
  12. "Breakfast" .... Himself (3 episodes, 2002-2005)
        - Episode dated 4 November 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 5 January 2005 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 15 October 2002 (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  13. 2nd Annual Directors Guild of Great Britain DGGB Awards (2005) (V) .... Himself - Presenter and Nominee 'Vera Drake'
  14. The 2004 European Film Awards (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  15. Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) (V) (voice) .... Himself - Commentary, The Short and Curlies
  16. "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Mike Leigh (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  17. Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  18. The 72nd Annual Academy Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay

  19. Welcome to Hollywood (1998) .... Himself
    ... aka Bienvenidos a Hollywood (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Välkommen till Hollywood (Sweden) [sv]
  20. The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Director & Best Original Screenplay

  21. "Arena" (1 episode, 1982)
        - Mike Leigh Making Plays (1982) TV episode
Archive Footage:
  1. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself


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