Below you’ll find press coverage of ‘Happy Go Lucky’ off the back of it’s Berlinalé 2008 premiere.

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Newspapers:

The Independent - by Kaleem Aftab pre-Berlin review/feature, 8 February 2008

Daily Mail - Sally Hawkins profile for H-G-L by Baz Bamigboye, 8 February 2008

Evening Standard – 4 star Berlin review by Derek Malcolm, 12 February 2008

The Daily Telegraph - H-G-L mention in Sheila Johnston’s Berlin round-up, 15 February 2008

The Observer Review – Mike Leigh by Amy Raphael and Berlin round up piece by Nick James on how H-G-L was probably the ‘biggest hit of the festival’, 17 February 2008

The Independent – ‘From a bit part in Little Britain to the toast of Berlin’ by Emily Dugan, 18 February 2008

The Financial Times – round up piece, mentions H-G-L and awards, 18 February 2008

Magazines:

Time Out - by Dave Calhoun Berlin review, 20 February 2008

Time Out - by Dave Calhoun Happy-Go-Lucky features in Berlin round-up, 20 February 2008

Trades:

Variety - 12 February 2008 by Alissa Simon

Hollywood Reporter - 13 February 2008 by Ray Bennet

Screen International - 12 February 2008 by Jonathan Romney

Thin Man/Summit Entertainment/UKFC/Ingenious Media/Film4. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, co-producer Georgina Lowe, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Jim Clark, designed by Mark Tildesley, casting by Nina Gold, hair & make-up by Christine Blundell, costume by Jacqueline Durran, sound recordist Tim Fraser. With Sally Hawkins (Poppy), Eddie Marsan (Scott), Alexis Zegerman (Zoe), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Heather), Stanley Townsend (Tramp), Kate O’Flynn (Suzy), Caroline Martin (Helen), Oliver Maltman (Jamie), Sarah Niles (Tash), Samuel Roukin (Tim), Karina Fernandez (Flamenco Teacher), Nonso Anozie (Ezra), Sinéad Matthews (Alice), Andrea Riseborough (Dawn), Joseph Kloska (Suzy’s Boyfriend), Elliot Cowan (Bookshop Assistant), Anna Reynolds (Receptionist), Trevor Cooper (Patient), Philip Arditti, Viss Elliot, Rebekah Staton (Flamenco Students), Jack MacGeachin (Nick), Charlie Duffield (Charlie), Ayotunde Williams (Ayotunde). 118mins.

Love, friendship, teaching, learning, driving, flamenco.

Thin Man/UKFC/Studio Canal/Ingenious Media. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, co-producer Georgina Lowe, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Jim Clark, designed by Eve Stewart, casting by Nina Gold, hair & make-up by Christine Blundell, costume by Jacqueline Durran, sound recordist Tim Fraser, research by Lucy Whittton. With Imelda Staunton (Vera), Phil Davis (Stan), Peter Wight (Det. Inspector Webster), Daniel Mays (Sid), Alex Kelly (Ethel), Adrian Scarborough (Frank), Heather Craney (Joyce), Eddie Marsan (Reg), Ruth Sheen (Lily), Sally Hawkins (Susan), Leo Bill (Ronnie), Gerard Monaco (Kenny), Sandra Voe (Vera’s Mother), Lesley Manville (Mrs Wells), Simon Chandler (Mr Wells), Sam Troughton (David), Fenella Woolgar (Susan’s Confidante), Nicky Henson (Private Doctor), Allan Corduner (Psychiatrist), Lesley Sharpe (Jessie Barnes), Anthony O’Donnell (Mr Walsh), Martin Savage (Det. Sergeant Vickers), Helen Coker (WPC Best), Paul Jesson (Magistrate), Jim Broadbent (Judge), Richard Graham (George), Anna Keaveney (Nellie), Marion Bailey (Mrs Fowler), Chris O’Dowd (Sid’s Customer), Sinéad Matthews (Very Young Woman), Sid Mitchell (Very Young Man), Tilly Vosburgh (Mother of Seven), Alan Williams (Sick Husband), Heather Cameron, Billie Cook, Billy Seymour (Children), Nina Fry, Lauren Holden (Dance Hall Girls), Elizabeth Berrington, Emma Amos (Cynical Ladies), Joanna Griffiths (Peggy), Wendy Nottingham (Ivy), Nicky Henson (Private Doctor), Angie Wallis (Nurse Willoughby), Judith Scott (Sister Beech), Vinette Robinson (Jamaican Girl), Rosie Cavaliero (Married Woman), Liz White (Pamela Barnes), Lucy Pleasance (Sister Coombes), Tracey O’Flaherty (Nurse), Tom Ellis (Police Constable), Robert Putt (Station Sergeant) Craig Conway (Station Constable), Jake Wood (Ruffian), Vincent Franklin (Mr Lewis), Michael Gunn (Gaoler), Paul Raffield (Magistrate’s Clerk), Philip Childs (Clerk), Jeffrey Wickham (Prosecution Barrister), Nicholas Jones (Defence Barrister), Stephen Dunbar (Usher), Angela Curran, Jane Wood (Prisoners), Eileen Davies (Prison Officer). 125mins.

Families, trust, loyalty, generosity, love, sex, abortion, the law.

Thin Man/Les Filmes Alain Sarde. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, line producer Georgina Lowe, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Lesley Walker, designed by Eve Stewart, casting by Nina Gold, hair & make-up by Christine Blundell, costume by Jacqueline Durran. With Timothy Spall (Phil), Lesley Manville (Penny), Alison Garland (Rachel), James Corden (Rory), Ruth Sheen (Maureen), Marion Bailey (Carol), Paul Jesson (Ron), Sally Hawkins (Samantha), Helen Coker (Donna), Daniel Mays (Jason), Sam Kelly (Sid), Kathryn Hunter (Cécile), Robert Wilfort (Doctor), Gary McDonald (Neville) Diveen Henry (Dinah), Timothy Bateson (Harold), Edna Doré (Martha), Georgia Fitch (Ange), Tracy O’Flaherty (Michelle), Jean Ainslie (Old Lady), Badi Uzzaman and Parvez Qadir (Passengers), Russell Mabey (Nutter), Thomas Brown-Lowe, Oliver Golding, Henri McCarthy, Ben Wattley (Small Boys), Peter Stockbridge (Man with Flowers), Brian Bovell (Garage Owner), Michele Austin (Care Worker), Alex Kelly (Neurotic Woman), Alan Williams (Drunk), Peter Taylor (MC), Dale Davis (Singer), Emma Lowndes, Maxine Peake (Party Girls), Matt Bardock, Mark Benton (Men at Bar), Dorothy Atkinson, Heather Craney, Martin Savage (Silent Passengers), Joe Tucker (Fare Dodger), Di Botcher (Supervisor), Valerie Hunkins (Nurse), Daniel Ryan (Crash Driver). 128 mins

Surviving, connecting, families, work, love, sex, bicycles, taxis, the sea.

Thin Man/Newmarket Capital Group/October Films. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, associate producer Georgina Lowe, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Robin Sales, designed by Eve Stewart, music by Carl Davis from the works of Arthur Sullivan, hair & make-up by Christine Blundell, costume by Lindy Hemming, sound recordist Tim Fraser, casting by Nina Gold, musical director Gary Yershon, choreography by Francesca Jaynes, research by Rosie Chambers. With Jim Broadbent (W.S Gilbert), Allan Corduner (Arthur Sullivan), Lesley Manville (Lucy Gilbert), Ron Cook (Richard D’Oyly Carte), Wendy Nottingham (Helen Lenoir), Timothy Spall (Richard Temple), Kevin McKidd (Durward Lely), Shirley Henderson (Leonora Braham), Dorothy Atkinson (Jessie Bond), Martin Savage (George Grossmith), Vincent Franklyn (Rutland Barrington), Cathy Sara (Sibyl Grey), Louise Gold (Rosina Brandram), Eleanor David (Fanny Ronalds), Sam Kelly (Richard Barker), Andy Serkis (John D’Auban), Charles Simon (Gilbert’s father), Alison Steadman (Madame Leon), Jonathan Aris (Wilhelm), Stefan Bednarczyk (Frank Cellier), Nicholas Woodeson (Mr Seymour), Mia Soteriou (Mrs Russell), Dexter Fletcher(Louis), Sukie Smith (Clothilde), Kenneth Hadley (Pidgeon), Kate Doherty (Mrs Judd), Togo Igawa (First Kabuki Actor), Eiji Kusuhara (Second Kabuki Actor), Akemi Otani (Dancer), Naoko Mori (Miss ‘Sixpence Please’), Kanako Morishita (Shamisen Player), Roger Heathcott (Stage Door-Keeper), Geoffrey Hutchings (Armourer), Francis Lee (Butt), William Neenan (Cook), Adam Searle (Shrimp), Keeley Gainey (Maidservant), Gary Yershon (Pianist in Brothel), Katrin Cartlidge (Madame), Julia Rayner (Mademoiselle Fromage), Jenny Pickering (Second Prostitute), Philippe Constantin (Paris Waiter), David Neville (Dentist) , Matthew Mills (Walter Simmonds), Nick Bartlett and Gary Dunnington (Stage Hands), Amanda Crossley (Emily), Kimi Shaw (Spinner), Toksan Takahashi (Calligrapher), Theresa Watson (Maude Gilbert), Lavina Bertram (Florence Gilbert), Eve Pearce (Gilbert’s Mother), Neil Humphries (Boy Actor), Vincent Franklin (Rutland Barrington), Michael Simkins (Frederick Bovill), Cathy Sara (Sibyl Grey), Angela Curran (Miss Morton), Millie Gregory (Alice), Louise Gold (Rosina Brandram), Shaun Glanville (Mr Harris), Neil Salvage (Mr Hurley), Matt Bardock (Mr Tripp), Bríd Brennan (Mad Woman).Ladies & Gentlemen of the Chorus: Mark Benton (Mr Price), Heather Craney (Miss Russell), July Jupp (Miss Meadows), John Warnaby (Mr Sanders), Kacey Ainsworth (Miss Fitzherbert), Mr Marchmont (Ashley Artus), Richard Attlee (Mr Gordon), Paul Barnhill (Mr Flagstone), Nicholas Boulton (Mr Conyngham), Lorraine Brunning (Miss Jardine), Simon Butteriss (Mr Lewis), Wayne Cater (Mr Rhys), Rosie Cavaliero (Miss Moore), Michelle Chadwick (Miss Warren), Debbie Chazen (Miss Kingsley), Richard Coyle (Mr Hammond), Monica Dolan (Miss Barnes), Sophie Duval (Miss Brown), Anna Francolini (Miss Biddles), Teresa Gallagher (Miss Coleford), Sarah Howe (Miss Woods), Ashley Jensen (Miss Tringham), Gemma Page (Miss Langton-James), Paul Rider (Mr Bentley), Mary Roscoe (Miss Carlyle), Steve Speirs (Mr Kent), Nicola Wainwright (Miss Betts), Angie Wallis (Miss Wilkinson), Kevin Walton (Mr Evans). 152 mins

Life, art, love, creative inspiration, showbiz, words, music, song, dance, magic, heat waves, snow, alcohol, madness, Victorians.

Thin Man/Channel Four/October Films. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Robin Sales, production & costume design by Eve Stewart, music by Marianne Jean-Baptiste & Tony Remy, hair & make-up by Christine Blundell, sound recordist George Richards. With Katrin Cartlidge (Hannah), Lynda Steadman (Annie), Kate Byers (Claire), Mark Benton (Ricky), Andy Serkis (Mr Evans), Joe Tucker (Adrian), Margo Stanley (Ricky’s Nan), Michael Healy (Lecturer). 87 mins.

Friendship, love, youth, maturity, sychronicity, coincidence, eczema.

Thin Man/Ciby 2000/October Films. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Jon Gregory, designed by Alison Chitty, costumes by Maria Price, music by Andrew Dickson, sound recordist George Richards, hair & make-up by Christine Blundell. With Brenda Blethyn (Cynthia), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hortense), Timothy Spall (Maurice), Phyllis Logan (Monica), Claire Rushbrook (Roxanne), Elizabeth Berrington (Jane), Michele Austin (Dionne), Lee Ross (Paul), Lesley Manville (Social Worker), Ron Cook (Stuart), Emma Amos (Woman With Scar), Brian Bovell and Trevor Laird (Hortense’s Brothers), Claire Perkins (Hortense’s Sister-In-Law), Elias PerkinsMcCook (Hortense’s Nephew), June Mitchell (Senior Optometrist), Hannah Davis (First Bride), Terence Harvey (First Bride’s Father), Kate O’Malley (Second Bride), Joe Tucker (Groom), Richard Syms (Vicar), Grant Masters (Best Man), Peter Wight (Father in Family Group), Gary Macdonald (Boxer), Alison Steadman (Dog Owner), Liz Smith (Cat Owner), Sheila Kelley (Fertile Mother), Angela Curran (Little Boy’s Mother), Linda Beckett (Pin-up Housewife), Wendy Nottingham (Glum Wife), Anthony O’Donnell (Uneasy Man), Ruth Sheen (Laughing Woman), Annie Hayes (Mother in Family Group), Jean Ainslie (Grandmother), Daniel Smith (Teenage Son), Lucy Sheen (Nurse), Frances Ruffelle (Young Mother), Felix Manley (Baby), Nitin Chandra Ganatra (Potential Husband), Metin Marlow (Conjuror), Amanda Crossley, Su Elliott and Di Sherlock (Raunchy Women), Alex Squires, Lauren Squires and Sade Squires (Triplets), Dominic Curran (Little Boy), Stephen Churchett, Phil Davis, David Neilson, Peter Stockbridge and Peter Waddington (Men in Suits), Rachel Lewis (Graduate), Paul Trussell (Grinning Husband), Denise Orita (Uneasy Woman), Margery Withers (Elderly Lady), Theresa Watson (Daughter), Gordon Winter (Grinning Man), Mia Soteriou (Fiancée), Jonathan Coyne (Fiancé), Bonzo (Dog), Texas (Cat).136 mins

Secrets, lies, families, death, love, trust, adoption, race, yearning, belonging.

Thin Man/Film Four International/British Screen. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Jon Gregory, designed by Alison Chitty, costumes by Lindy Hemming, music by Andrew Dickson, sound by Ken Weston, hair & make-up by Christine Blundell. With David Thewlis (Johnny), Lesley Sharp (Louise), Katrin Cartlidge (Sophie), Greg Cruttwell (Jeremy), Claire Skinner (Sandra), Peter Wight (Brian), Ewen Bremner (Archie), Susan Vidler (Maggie), Deborah Maclaren (Woman in Window), Gina McKee (Café Girl), Carolina Giammetta (Masseuse), Elizabeth Berrington (Giselle), Darren Tunstall (Poster Man), Robert Putt (Chauffeur), Lynda Rooke (Victim), Angela Curran (Car Owner), Peter Whitman (Mr Halpern), Jo Abercrombie (Woman in Street), Elaine Britten (Girl in Porsche), David Foxxe (Tea-Bar Owner), Mike Avenall, Toby Jones (Men at Tea-Bar), Sandra Voe (Bag Lady). 126 mins.

Men, women, love, sex, loneliness, passion, violence, the Apocalypse.

Thin Man/Film Four International/British Screen. Produced by Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Dick Pope, edited by Jon Gregory, designed by Alison Chitty, costumes by Lindy Hemming, music by Rachel Portman, sound by Malcolm Hirst, hair & make-up by Carolyn Walsh and Christine Blundell. With Alison Steadman (Wendy), Jim Broadbent (Andy), Claire Skinner (Natalie), Jane Horrocks (Nicola), Timothy Spall (Aubrey), Stephen Rea (Patsy), David Thewlis (Nicola’s Lover), Moya Brady (Paula), David Neilson (Steve), Harriet Thorpe (Customer), Paul Trussell (Chef), Jack Thorpe Baker (Nigel). 102 mins.

Families, food, love, sex, chocolate, small-time business, restaurants, spoons.

Film Four International/British Screen/Portman. Produced by Simon Channing Williams and Victor Glynn, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Roger Pratt, edited by Jon Gregory, designed by Diana Charnley, costumes by Lindy Hemming, music by Andrew Dickson, sound by Billy McCarthy. With Phil Davis (Cyril), Ruth Sheen (Shirley), Edna Doré (Mrs Bender), Heather Tobias (Valerie), Philip Jackson (Martin), Lesley Manville (Laetitia), David Bamber (Rupert), Jason Watkins (Wayne), Judith Scott (Suzi), Cheryl Prime (Martin’s Girlfriend) Diane-Louise Jordan (Chemist Shop Assistant), Linda Beckett (Receptionist). 110 mins.

Youth, old age, parents, children, love, sex, families, commitments, integrity, Socialism, Karl Marx, Margaret Thatcher.