Shirley backdrop
Shirley poster
Trailer
Shirley
6.5
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1h 10m
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2011
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Released
Overview
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.

Cast
Ruth Negga poster
Ruth Negga
Shirley Bassey
Amira Arish poster
Amira Arish
Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
Lesley Sharp poster
Lesley Sharp
Eliza Bassey
Charlie Creed-Miles poster
Charlie Creed-Miles
Mike Sullivan
Jeany Spark poster
Jeany Spark
Juhni Sullivan
Henry Lloyd-Hughes poster
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Kenneth Hume
Danny Sapani poster
Danny Sapani
Bobo
Babou Ceesay poster
Babou Ceesay
Henry Bassey
Isaiah Cai Forrest poster
Isaiah Cai Forrest
Henry Bassey Jr
Divine Faith Utonga poster
Divine Faith Utonga
Sharon Bassey
Larissa Wilson poster
Larissa Wilson
Iris Bassey
Matthew Marsh poster
Matthew Marsh
Jack Hylton
Di Botcher poster
Di Botcher
Mrs Morrison
Colin Mace poster
Colin Mace
Agent

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