Hattie | |
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Based on | Hattie: The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques by Andy Merriman |
Written by | Stephen Russell |
Directed by | Dan Zeff |
Starring |
Ruth Jones Robert Bathurst Aidan Turner |
Theme music composer | Stephen McKeon |
Production | |
Producers | Seb Barwell Richard Osborne |
Cinematography | Ian Moss |
Editor | Lois Bygrave |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Production company | Angel Eye Media |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Four |
Release | 19 January 2011 |
Hattie is a television film about the life of British comic actress Hattie Jacques, played by Ruth Jones, her marriage to John Le Mesurier ( Robert Bathurst) and her affair with their lodger John Schofield ( Aidan Turner). [1] First broadcast in January 2011, it became the most watched programme on BBC Four ever and outdid biopic The Curse of Steptoe, which had held the record since 2008. [2] Jacques' son Robin Le Mesurier later described Jones' performance as "(having) captured my mother perfectly". [3]
Hattie | |
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Based on | Hattie: The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques by Andy Merriman |
Written by | Stephen Russell |
Directed by | Dan Zeff |
Starring |
Ruth Jones Robert Bathurst Aidan Turner |
Theme music composer | Stephen McKeon |
Production | |
Producers | Seb Barwell Richard Osborne |
Cinematography | Ian Moss |
Editor | Lois Bygrave |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Production company | Angel Eye Media |
Original release | |
Network | BBC Four |
Release | 19 January 2011 |
Hattie is a television film about the life of British comic actress Hattie Jacques, played by Ruth Jones, her marriage to John Le Mesurier ( Robert Bathurst) and her affair with their lodger John Schofield ( Aidan Turner). [1] First broadcast in January 2011, it became the most watched programme on BBC Four ever and outdid biopic The Curse of Steptoe, which had held the record since 2008. [2] Jacques' son Robin Le Mesurier later described Jones' performance as "(having) captured my mother perfectly". [3]