Shirley
– Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler t..
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.
29 Sep 2011
English
Colin Teague
Shelagh Stephenson
Ruth Negga, Lesley Sharp, Babou Ceesay, Victoria Pugh
In 1938 mixed race baby Shirley Bassey, her mother and eight siblings are living in a poor area of Cardiff after her father is imprisoned for sexual offences. The teen-aged Shirley will ...
2 wins & 1 nomination.