Documentary

Antonia Bird: From EastEnders to Hollywood

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In this new documentary, Susan Kemp explores the life and work of the great British director Antonia Bird, who died in 2013. Bird blazed a trail from the radical hotbed of the Royal Court Theatre in the 70s, via the groundbreaking early days of EastEnders and Casualty in the 80s, all the way to Hollywood in the 90s and back again. She always had something urgent to say, but her career was a long struggle to get her voice heard. Featuring many of her close collaborators, including Robert Carlyle, Irvine Welsh, Kate Hardie and Mark Cousins, this documentary is the first to examine Bird’s legacy, and to place her where she belongs – among the most important British film, TV and theatre directors of her era.

Release Date : 2016-05-12

Language :English

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Status : Released

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Production Country : United Kingdom

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Antonia Bird

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Kate Hardie

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Robert Carlyle

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Mark Cousins

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Irvine Welsh

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Steven Mackintosh

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Anita Dobson

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Finola Dwyer

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Pippa Harris

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Florian Hoffmeister

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David M. Thompson

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Andy Roberts

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Jonathan Powell

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Paul Unwin

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Susan Wilkins

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Caroline Oulton

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George Faber

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Paul Tripp

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Ronan Bennett

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Mark Gill

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Ruth Caleb

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St. John O'Rorke

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Kay Mellor

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Adrian Corker

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Jane Sillars

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