Claire Skinner

When Archie Cookson, a washed up British spy, mysteriously receives stolen secret tapes, he becomes the target of an assassination by senior MI6 officials. Archie survives the elimination of his department colleagues only to be confronted by his long time friend and ex-CIA `problem solver', Ennis Miller.

Mike Leigh’s first international sensation stars Alison Steadmank, Jim Broadbent, Claire Skinner, and Jane Horrocks in this invigorating, intimate portrait of a working-class family in a suburb just north of London. Melancholy and funny by turns, Leigh and his brilliant cast create a vivid, lived-in story of ordinary existence, in which even modest dreams carry enormous weight.

David Thewlis gives an outstanding performance as a morally questionable force-of-nature.

A prince leaves his city with only one thing on his mind: to avenge his father. However, he soon learns the truth about his father and his people.

Pierre is having a mid-life crisis. Realising that up to now he has led a very programmed life he decides to make a selfish journey into the unknown. Leaving his confused wife and son behind he flees to London to write a book. Whilst looking for a subject for his work, Pierre stumbles across Tom, a café manager by day, a male escort by night. Tom introduces Pierre to his underground world and instead of being shocked by it, he finds himself completely liberated by the people, the lifestyle and the sex. With his inspiration found, Pierre submerges himself into this world of unfulfilled women and a new-found purpose in life. But the more time he gives others, the less time he gives his book...