Maxine Peake Movies

A working-class photographer captures the impact of Thatcherism on the north of England but is unable to escape the poverty and inequality she...

A cleaner in a brand new apartment block begins to suspect one of the residents is a victim of domestic abuse.

A childless woman is told that her longed for unborn baby is incompatible with life. Alone, with her conscience and unable to openly discuss her...

'The Butternut Squash Gang' always stumble upon a criminal rouse that is passed off by adults as overactive minds. From their clubhouse in the woods,...

The comedienne stars in this festive sketch show, alongside a host of celebrity guests.

A politician learns just how quickly things can go terribly wrong when a career-defining live TV interview goes off the rails due to a surprise...

Biopic based on Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder's autobiography, the film will track the singer’s journey from a guitar-loving child to a...

Lola's sister has stopped eating. Lola treats her with the scorn she deserves - she'll snap out of it soon, won't she? Adapted from Booker Prize...

MP's wife Celia discovers her husband's true colours when she is taken hostage by his criminal business associates.

Funny film concerning John Prescott's affair with Tracey Temple

Short film for Refuge, the national charity for domestic abuse, drawing attention to the shocking rise in violence against women during the 2020...

In the middle ages there was an outbreak of dancing manias in Europe that lasted hundreds of years. In the 20th century thousands of Chinese men and...

A specially commissioned animation inspired by Barbara Hepworth's art and life.

Maxine Peake's exploration of the true story of Lillian Bilocca, a largely forgotten but formidable figure in the fight for safer trawlers. The...

Two women sit in a barren dystopian wasteland discussing the best way to die.

Narrated by Maxine Peake, this feature documentary explores the failures and deception that have caused a chronic shortage of social housing in...

A woman is moving house and as she is unpacking boxes she finds a long lost letter from her grandfather. As she reads it, his words evoke strong...

Documentary which uses the latest, most detailed imagery to reveal the monthly life cycle of the moon. From Wales to Wyoming, Hong Kong to Croydon,...

A single mum looks for love in the lonely-hearts pages, but someone has already decided to play cupid - her eight year-old son…

Two adult sisters exist dysfunctionally, each limited by illnesses affecting both body and mind — one physically and the other psychologically.