Shirley
Movie - 70mins
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:
Divine
Faith
Larissa
Wilson
Matthew
Marsh
Di
Botcher
Colin
Mace
Ruth
Negga
Amira
Arish
Lesley
Sharp
Charlie
Creed-Miles
Jeany
Spark
Henry
Lloyd-Hughes
Danny
Sapani
Babou
Ceesay
Isaiah
Cai
Divine
Faith
Larissa
Wilson
Matthew
Marsh
Di
Botcher
Colin
Mace
Ruth
Negga
Amira
Arish
Lesley
Sharp
Charlie
Creed-Miles
Jeany
Spark