Maxine Peake Movies

A woman becomes enraged after being passed over for a promotion at her job.

A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with...

A cleaner in a brand new apartment block begins to suspect one of the residents is a victim of domestic abuse.

The story of Merseyside mum and campaigner Anne Williams, who lost her son Keven. For nearly three decades she fought the English establishment to...

After a stroke leaves her husband disabled and fundamentally changed, a spirited Irish wife struggles to keep her family members together. All the...

Two British best friends and in-laws Dawn and Jackie work together at a factory. When Dawn is diagnosed with a brain tumor Jackie shares $100,000...

On his way to a Make Poverty History gig in Scotland, Bob Geldof is accidentally stranded by an incompetent chauffeur in a run-down motel in Northern...

From its sell-out run at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed production of Hamlet with...

Comic fantasy telling the story of Rebekah, an innocent and beguiling Northern girl who accidentally becomes Chief Executive of News International...

A working-class photographer captures the impact of Thatcherism on the north of England but is unable to escape the poverty and inequality she...

John Davidson, diagnosed with Tourette's at 15 and targeted as insane by his peers, struggled with a condition few had witnessed. Campaigning for...

Biopic based on Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder's autobiography, the film will track the singer’s journey from a guitar-loving child to a...

A hotel. A cliff. Six lost people, looking for something, or looking to lose themselves.

Sludger the aardvark tries to make it big as a drummer in the big city.

Join Melvyn Bragg for an insightful journey into why “Art Matters,” With a career spanning over 60 years, Bragg passionately advocates...

Comedy-drama featuring a group of inept constables who are relegated to the embarrassing "Bike Squad", a new police scheme intended to serve as a...

Documentary following British punk duo Sleaford Mods on their two year journey from Nottingham bedroom recording sessions to chart success

The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.

Three men in modern Manchester spend each night sleeping in their cars. How did they end up in this situation? How do they cope? Michael Symmons...

Versatile singer/song-writer John Shuttleworth struggles to balance semi-professional obligations - a gig at a care home - with domestic, namely his...