Christine Bottomley
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Biography: Christine Bottomley (born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, 27 April 1979) is a British actress. She is best known for her regular roles as Melanie in the BBC comedy series Early Doors and Susie Ward in Heartbeat. Born in Rochdale, she went on to study at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, before taking her first role in an episode of Eastenders. Other film and television work has included Holby City, Shameless and as Yvonne O'Neill in The Street. Bottomley recently appeared in the eighth episode of the second series of Torchwood, "A Day in the Death". She appears in comedy series Massive on BBC Three and the BBC One drama Hope Springs and also a BBC drama: Land Girls. She has starred in a 2009 film, entitled Hush.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Rochdale, Greater Manchester
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Hush
Overview: A young couple on a motorway journey are drawn into a game of cat and mouse with a truck driver when they see something disturbing in the back of his vehicle.
Genres: Thriller Horror Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-13
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The Waiting Room
Overview: Two complete strangers, ANNA and STEPHEN, are brought together by chance by an elderly man who waits for his wife on a station platform. Their fateful meeting acts as a catalyst for them to examine and challenge what's going on in their different relationships, and make hard but positive decisions for themselves. If they can change their lives maybe they can meet again.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-18
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Venus
Overview: Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and provincial young girl with the benefit of his wisdom and London culture, their give-and-take surprises both Maurice and Jessie as they discover what they don't know about themselves.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-02
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The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister
Overview: A lesbian in the 1800s who keeps a detailed account of her life written in coded diaries attempts to live independently while juggling an affair with a married woman.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-03-01
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Lost Christmas
Overview: An Urban Fairy Tale set in Manchester. A story of how a series of tragic events, that blight a young boy's life on Christmas Eve, take him on a journey where a chance meeting with a mysterious stranger may have the key to help and give him a perfect Christmas.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-12-11
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The Arbor
Overview: The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor".
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-10-22
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Strawberry Fields
Overview: Strawberry Fields is the story of two sisters who both like the same man but in different ways and is a bold and inventive melodrama that offers a distinctively refreshing spin on a complex story of lust, rivalry and liberation. A seemingly carefree woman is seen cycling through narrow lanes before reaching a strawberry farm where she takes on a job, living in a shabby caravan, starting to develop friendships with her co-workers and in particular one rugged farmhand, Kev. Although aloof and mysterious its not until a dazzling woman appears in the strawberry fields that we discover who she was running away from her sister, Emily. Emily is eccentric to the point of dangerous and its not long before the two sisters form a battle of wills with Kev caught in the crossfire (http://forum.movie-list.com).
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-06
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Out of Darkness
Overview: A unique story told by nine different actors which explores the haunting of a conscience by lost souls that won't let go.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-08
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Typist Artist Pirate King
Overview: The growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-27
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Keeping Rosy
Overview: A woman becomes enraged after being passed over for a promotion at her job.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-06-08
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Robin and the Hoods
Overview: For tenacious 11-year-old Robin and her loyal band of friends 'The Hoods', the patch of overgrown scrubland at the end of their cul-de-sac is a magical kingdom.
Genres: Family Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-10-17
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Funny Cow
Overview: A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-04-20
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Cowboy Dave
Overview: A young boy's life is changed by a chance encounter with an out-of-luck musician. When a gang of local criminals turns up, the day takes an unexpected turn.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-01
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All in Good Time
Overview: East Is East writer Ayub Khan-Din returns with another funny, tender-hearted portrait of family strife. Based on his popular play Rafta, Rafta (itself inspired by Bill Naughtons 1960s classic All in Good Time), the film is set in Bolton where Atul and Vina are celebrating their marriage. However, a honeymoon spent with his parents was not part of their plans. Thoughtless patriarch Eeshwar seems determined to emasculate and embarrass his son. As the weeks pass, consummating their union becomes an impossibility that threatens the couple's entire future. A breezy mixture of heartbreak and hilarity, All in Good Time also offers peerless performances from original stage stars Harish Patel and Meera Syal.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-11
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Peterloo
Overview: An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-01
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Torvill & Dean
Overview: Biopic of the British ice dancers and British, European, Olympic and World champions, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-12-25
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Misper
Overview: The employees of a dying seaside hotel have their lives upended when their colleague, Elle, vanishes.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
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Sex, Footballers and Videotape
Overview: Sex, Footballers and Videotape depicts the footballing world full of licentious behaviour involving drug-taking and sex romps, all fuelled by the bumper wage packets enjoyed by modern footballers.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-19
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