Claire Skinner

The comedic trials of South London parents struggling to get through the day raising three rambunctious children.

In the shadow of the war, Agnes supports her sister’s ambitious marriage while grappling with her own conflicts between love and societal expectation.

When Archie Cookson, a washed up British spy, mysteriously receives stolen secret tapes, he becomes the target of an assassination by senior MI6 officials. Archie survives the elimination of his department colleagues only to be confronted by his long time friend and ex-CIA `problem solver', Ennis Miller.

Britain's finest - and most ill tempered is chef, Gareth Blackstock, chef at the prestigious restaurant Le Chateau Anglais, lets nothing interfere with his quest for culinary excellence. Gareth sets high expectations for his kitchen staff but they constantly bend the rules. Meanwhile, his dreams of being head chef and proprietor of his own restaurant are challenged by financial constraints.

Mike Leigh’s first international sensation stars Alison Steadmank, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, and Jane Horrocks in this invigorating, intimate portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London. Melancholy and funny by turns, Leigh and his brilliant cast create a vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams carry enormous weight.

An unemployed Mancunian vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Set in rural northern England, this take on the classic novel follows the tumultuous romantic entanglements of a young beauty who dreams of city life.

Pierre is having a mid-life crisis. Realising that up to now he has led a very programmed life he decides to make a selfish journey into the unknown. Leaving his confused wife and son behind he flees to London to write a book. Whilst looking for a subject for his work, Pierre stumbles across Tom, a café manager by day, a male escort by night. Tom introduces Pierre to his underground world and instead of being shocked by it, he finds himself completely liberated by the people, the lifestyle and the sex. With his inspiration found, Pierre submerges himself into this world of unfulfilled women and a new-found purpose in life. But the more time he gives others, the less time he gives his book...

A newly arrived special needs education teacher gains one of his students' attention by starting a running club and challenging him to a race.