Shirley

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ruth Negga
Ruth Negga

Shirley Bassey

Amira Arish
Amira Arish

Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)

Lesley Sharp
Lesley Sharp

Eliza Bassey

Charlie Creed-Miles
Charlie Creed-Miles

Mike Sullivan

Jeany Spark
Jeany Spark

Juhni Sullivan

Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Kenneth Hume

Danny Sapani
Danny Sapani

Bobo

Babou Ceesay
Babou Ceesay

Henry Bassey

Isaiah Cai Forrest
Isaiah Cai Forrest

Henry Bassey Jr

Divine Faith Utonga
Divine Faith Utonga

Sharon Bassey

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    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.

  • Release Date

    2011-09-29

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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