Jessica Swale is a British playwright, theater director, screenwriter and director. Her first play, Blue Stockings, premiered at Shakespeare's Globe in 2013. It is widely performed by UK amateur companies and is also studied on the Drama GCSE syllabus. In 2016 her play Nell Gwynn won the Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. In 2012, she won the BAFTA JJ Screenwriting Bursary for which she developed an original screenplay, Summerland, which she also directed in 2020.
A London talent agency’s employees must scramble to keep their star clients happy and their business afloat after the sudden death of their founder.
Release Date2022-04-28
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A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
Release Date2020-07-24
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Vote Count213
Roman teenager, Atti is forced to join the Roman army when one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero. He is sent to "miserable, cold, wet Britain" where "the natives are revolting - quite literally". Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior.
Release Date2019-07-26
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Vote Count74
The best women of British acting go to an audition for a dream role, primed to take on the role of a lifetime: that complex woman, the strong woman, a woman for today.
Release Date2018-03-08
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Vote Count82
A contemporary comedy about ex-couple Russ and Anna, who discover that Merv – the dog they share custody of – has become depressed due to their breaking up. Attempting to lift Merv's spirits at Christmas, Russ takes him on a "boys' trip", leaving freezing Minnesota for a dog-friendly beach in sunny Florida. Anna unexpectedly shows up, rekindling romantic feelings.
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Based on the Russian ballet.
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