The One and Only Mike Leigh
Director Mike Leigh talks to Alan Yentob about his unique body of work and struggle to make films on his own terms. Actors he has worked with discuss his distinctive methods.
In a revealing documentary, Mike Leigh, director of Secrets & Lies, Vera Drake and Abigail's Party among many others, talks to Alan Yentob about a unique body of work and a lifelong struggle to make films on his own terms.
On day one of a Mike Leigh film, there is no script, no story and the actors do not know if they will even be in the final film. It is a process that has yielded some of cinema's most celebrated performances, and Leigh's new film Mr Turner is already winning critical acclaim.
Actors including Jim Broadbent, Eddie Marsan, Sally Hawkins, Lesley Manville and James Corden give fascinating insights into the director and his distinctive method of working.
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Mike Leigh - improvising on location
Duration: 01:19
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James Corden on Mike Leigh's film All Or Nothing.
Duration: 02:19
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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Vince Guaraldi
Fenwyck聮s Farfel
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Donald Byrd
Cristo Redentor
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Donald Byrd
Beast of Burden
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Ryan Teague
Shadow Play
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Back to Earth
Dave Brubeck
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Chavo on bellowhead Presents & Chavo
Ganka聮s song
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Portico Quartet
Too Many Cooks
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Camille Saint鈥怱a毛ns
Symphony The Carinval of the Animals
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Laurent Dury
Buildings
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Nils Frahm
In the sky and on the ground
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Max Richter
Organum
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Max Richter
Vladimir聮s Blues
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Max Richter
Sketchbook
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Yo La Tengo
They Shoot, we score
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Richard Hawley
Born Under a Bad Sign
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Low
violence
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Yo La Tengo
George
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Arthur Sullivan
The Mikado Overture
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Max Richter
Landscape with Figure
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Squarepusher
My Sound
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脫lafur Arnalds
Fyrsta
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Murcof
A Lesson for the Future, Farewell To The Old Ways
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Cenciarelli Catala no torossi & Guido Cenciarelli, Catalano Massimo & Stefano Torossi
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alan Yentob |
| Interviewed Guest | Mike Leigh |
| Interviewed Guest | Jim Broadbent |
| Interviewed Guest | Eddie Marsan |
| Interviewed Guest | Sally Hawkins |
| Interviewed Guest | Lesley Manville |
| Interviewed Guest | James Corden |
| Producer | Jude Ho |
| Director | Jude Ho |
| Series Editor | Alan Yentob |
| Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |