Shirley
6.5
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.
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Ruth Negga
Shirley Bassey
Known for
Preacher
Ad Astra
Amira Arish
Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
No other roles listed
Lesley Sharp
Eliza Bassey
Known for
The Diary of Anne Frank
Naked
Charlie Creed-Miles
Mike Sullivan
Known for
Peaky Blinders
The Fifth Element
Jeany Spark
Juhni Sullivan
Known for
Collateral
Sherlock
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Kenneth Hume
Known for
The Inbetweeners
The Irregulars
Danny Sapani
Bobo
Known for
Halo
Penny Dreadful
Babou Ceesay
Henry Bassey
Known for
Alien: Earth
Into the Badlands
Isaiah Cai Forrest
Henry Bassey Jr
No other roles listed
Divine Faith Utonga
Sharon Bassey
No other roles listed
Larissa Wilson
Iris Bassey
Known for
Skins
Tormented
Matthew Marsh
Jack Hylton
Known for
Spy Game
Taboo
Colin Teague Director · Shelagh Stephenson Writer Ben Foster Composer
First release September 29, 2011 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Prospect Cymru
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · September 29, 2011
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No release date listed for United States.
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