Mike Leigh Movies

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

A look at the production of Play for Today: Abigail's Party (1977).

In this second installment of his exploration of creativity, Hermann Vaske looks for factors that inhibit it. He asks artists, activists, and...

Writer and Director Mike Leigh discusses the techniques used to create his plays.

A man on crutches bumps into an old acquaintance who relentlessly bombards him with small talk.

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

Documentary about François Truffaut who is one of the most respected directors in the history of cinema.

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

Scenes from A Separation

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

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

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

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

Currently in pre-production.