Cast: Lesley Manville

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Lesley Manville. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Crown (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Peter Morgan · Stephen Daldry · Philip Martin · Julian Jarrold

Cast Claire Foy · Matt Smith · John Lithgow · Olivia Colman

Plot TV Series (2016-Present Day). 4 Seasons. 40 Episodes. “The Crown” tells the story of two of the most famous addresses in the world — Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street...

7.7

11K votes

7.7

11K votes

Secrets and Lies

1996 · Movie · 141 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mike Leigh

Cast Brenda Blethyn · Timothy Spall · Phyllis Logan · Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Plot This powerful drama film follows London doctor Hortense (Marianne Jean-Baptiste), an intelligent middle-class black woman who was adopted and now decides to track down her biological mother. But her daunting...

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7.7

14K votes

7.7

14K votes

An Adventure in Space and Time (TV)

2013 · Movie · 83 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terry McDonough

Cast David Bradley · Jessica Raine · Brian Cox · Sacha Dhawan

Plot This special 50th anniversary one-off drama travels back in time to see how Doctor Who, the longest-running science fiction series ever, was created. The year is 1963, and BBC Head...

7.4

343 votes

7.4

343 votes

North & South (TV Miniseries)

2004 · Series · 235 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Brian Percival

Cast Daniela Denby-Ashe · Richard Armitage · Sinead Cusack · Lesley Manville

Plot TV Miniseries (2004). 4 Episodes. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England's industrial north, it follows the fortunes of Margaret Hale (Daniela Denby-Ashe), a privileged, middle class southerner who is...

7.4

1K votes

7.4

1K votes

Talking Heads (TV Series)

2020 · Series · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Nicholas Hytner · Marianne Elliott · Jeremy Herrin · Jonathan Kent

Cast Jodie Comer · Monica Dolan · Martin Freeman · Tamsin Greig

Plot Widely celebrated as Alan Bennett's masterpieces, his multi-award-winning Talking Heads return to BBC One. Filmed during lockdown under social distancing guidelines, a new generation of Britain's finest actors star in...

7.4

78 votes

7.4

78 votes

River (TV Miniseries)

2015 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Abi Morgan · Jessica Hobbs · Tim Fywell · Richard Laxton

Cast Stellan Skarsgard · Lesley Manville · Nicola Walker · Adeel Akhtar

Plot TV Miniseries (2015). 6 Episodes. John River is a brilliant police officer whose genius and fault is the fragility of his mind. The character is haunted by the murder victims...

7.1

1K votes

7.1

1K votes

Vera Drake

2004 · Movie · 125 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mike Leigh

Cast Imelda Staunton · Philip Davis · Adrian Scarborough · Daniel Mays

Plot London, 1950: Vera Drake lives with her husband Stan and their grown-up children, Sid and Ethel. They are not rich, but they are a happy, close family. Vera cleans houses,...

7.1

7K votes

7.1

7K votes

The Cazalets (TV Series)

2001 · Series · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Suri Krishnamma

Cast Hugh Bonneville · Stephen Dillane · Lesley Manville · Joanna Page

Plot 6 episodes. In 1937, the extended Cazalet family get together for their annual six week summer holiday at the family seat, Home Place, in Sussex. Patriarch Wiiliam Cazalet, affectionately called...

7.1

45 votes

7.1

45 votes

All or Nothing

2002 · Movie · 128 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mike Leigh

Cast Timothy Spall · Lesley Manville · Alison Garland · James Corden

Plot Penny's love for her partner, taxi-driver Phil, has run dry. He is a gentle, philosophical guy, and she works on the checkout at a supermarket. Their daughter Rachel cleans in...

7.1

2K votes

7.1

2K votes

High Hopes

1988 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mike Leigh

Cast Philip Davis · Ruth Sheen · Edna Doré · Philip Jackson

Plot Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering...

7.0

447 votes

7.0

447 votes

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Cards on the Table (TV)

2005 · Movie · 120 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Sarah Harding

Cast David Suchet · James Alper · Philip Bowen · Honeysuckle Weeks

Plot The enigmatic, sinister Mr. Shaitana, one of London's richest men, invites 8 guests, 4 of them possible murderers and 4 'detectives' to his opulent apartment.

6.9

154 votes

6.9

154 votes

Another Year

2010 · Movie · 129 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mike Leigh

Cast Jim Broadbent · Lesley Manville · Ruth Sheen · Peter Wight

Plot Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter. Family and friendship. Love and warmth. Joy and sadness. Hope and despair. Companionship. Loneliness. A birth. A death. Time passes... Gerri (Ruth Sheen), a therapist, and...

6.8

7K votes

6.8

7K votes

Phantom Thread

2017 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction Paul Thomas Anderson

Cast Daniel Day-Lewis · Vicky Krieps · Lesley Manville · Richard Graham

Plot Set in the glamour of 1950’s post-war London, renowned dressmaker Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his sister Cyril (Lesley Manville) are at the center of British fashion, dressing royalty, movie...

6.8

15K votes

6.8

15K votes

Sherwood (TV Series)

2022 · Series · 59 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Lewis Arnold · Ben A. Williams

Cast David Morrissey · Lesley Manville · Robert Glenister · Adeel Akhtar

Plot Two shocking and unexpected murders shatter an already fractured community leading to one of the largest manhunts in British history while threatening to inflame historic divisions sparked during the Miners'...

6.7

662 votes

6.7

662 votes

Disclaimer

2024 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alfonso Cuarón

Cast Cate Blanchett · Kevin Kline · Sacha Baron Cohen · Lesley Manville

Plot TV miniseries (2024). 7 episodes. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft has built her reputation by revealing the crimes and transgressions of others. When one day she receives a novel by an...

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

Let Him Go

2020 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Thomas Bezucha

Cast Kevin Costner · Diane Lane · Jeffrey Donovan · Booboo Stewart

Plot Costner and Lane star as retired sheriff George Blackledge and his wife Margaret who, following the loss of their son, leave their Montana ranch to rescue their young grandson from...

6.5

3K votes

6.5

3K votes

Harlots (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 45 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Moira Buffini · Alison Newman · Coky Giedroyc · China Moo-Young

Cast Samantha Morton · Lesley Manville · Bronwyn James · Alexa Davies

Plot TV Series (2017–2019). 3 Seasons. 24 Episodes. Margaret Wells struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to her daughters. When her business comes under attack from a...

6.5

533 votes

6.5

533 votes

The Firm (TV)

1988 · Movie · 70 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Alan Clarke

Cast Gary Oldman · Lesley Manville · Philip Davis · Andrew Wilde

Plot This is the story of rival "Firms" of football supporters, and how one man has a wish to team them up for the European Championships of 1988. However, when this...

6.5

172 votes

6.5

172 votes

World On Fire (TV Series)

2019 · Series · min. · United Kingdom

Direction Chanya Button · Adam Smith · Andy Wilson · Thomas Napper

Cast Jonah Hauer-King · Sean Bean · Helen Hunt · Lesley Manville

Plot TV Series (2019-Present day). First Season: 7 episodes. WWII drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war. UK Premiere: September 29, 2019 on BBC One. US...

6.4

306 votes

6.4

306 votes

Topsy-Turvy

1999 · Movie · 160 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Mike Leigh

Cast Jim Broadbent · Allan Corduner · Timothy Spall · Lesley Manville

Plot Director Mike Leigh's high-minded telling of the story of legendary musical team Gilbert & Sullivan is one of the director’s most thorough, highly ambitious efforts. Concentrating mainly on the tumultuous...

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6.4

287 votes

6.4

287 votes