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British director who has worked most frequently in TV but has also directed features of loose, slightly tart, comically social realist dimension, the most familiar to US audiences being "Bad Behavior" . This.... British director who has worked most frequently in TV but has also directed features of loose, slightly tart, comically social realist ...

The Royle Family's Liz Smith was so appalled by her poor care in hospital she hatched a plan to escape... By Angela Levin Last updated at 12:42 AM on 06th October 2009 When Liz Smith suffered three strokes in just two days, not surprisingly she thought she was dying.

Paul Smith; Mike Leigh; Rene Fleming; Tony Bennett; Michael Palin. Not the line-up for the next celebrity reality show : they might seem a disparate bunch, but these five individuals have each had an indelible impact on our culture, art and collective consciousness.

Mike Leigh has buried the caricatures and obsessive bleakness to make a sentimental, human melodrama.

Actress Liz Smith goes on her first ever cruise for BBC Four's Summer Cruise. On Sunday, the Bafta-winning actress Liz Smith announced that she'd retired from acting.

Special Features: Commentaries on four films Short play: The Permissive Society Short films: The Five Minute Films Featurette: All About Abigail's Party BBC Four Abigail's Party Welcome, intros, party nibbles and goodbye Documentary: Mike Leigh - Making Plays Conversation with Will Self Interview by Bel Mooney Booklet Distributor: 2 Entertain Film ...