Shirley is the youngest of eight children from a mixed race marriage. By the time she is a toddler the family have moved to the all white area of Splott and by the time she is 12 Shirley has discovered she has an extraordinary voice and can earn money singing in pubs around the docks after her father if jailed for sexual crimes. As a young teenager she begins singing and dancing in 'coloured review shows'. But it is a chance meeting with struggling agent Mike Sullivan that changes her life forever. He promises to make her a star, but has no idea of the personal sacrifice that will mean for the teenaged Shirley.
Cast
Ruth Negga
Shirley Bassey
Amira Arish
Shirley Bassey (Aged 9)
Lesley Sharp
Eliza Bassey
Charlie Creed-Miles
Mike Sullivan
Jeany Spark
Juhni Sullivan
Henry Lloyd-Hughes
Kenneth Hume
Danny Sapani
Bobo
Babou Ceesay
Henry Bassey
Isaiah Cai Forrest
Henry Bassey Jr
Divine Faith Utonga
Sharon Bassey
Larissa Wilson
Iris Bassey
Matthew Marsh
Jack Hylton
Di Botcher
Mrs Morrison
Colin Mace
Agent
Crew
Colin Teague
Director
Shelagh Stephenson
Writer
Fiona Colbeck
Editor
Ole Bratt Birkeland
Director of Photography
Eleanor Moran
Executive Producer
Katherine Lannon
Producer
Madelaine Leech
Production Design
Sarah Crowe
Casting
Charlotte Holdich
Costume Design
Marella Shearer
Makeup Designer
JoJo Williams
Makeup Artist
Howard Eaves
Sound Effects Editor
Paul McFadden
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Will Everett
Foley Editor
Ben Foster
Original Music Composer
Claudia Parker
Set Decoration
Netty Chapman
Art Direction
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