Mo (2010 film)
Mo is a 2010 TV film about the later life and career of the British Labour Party politician Mo Mowlam,[1] written by Neil McKay and directed by Philip Martin.
Synopsis
Mo stars Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, the controversial but popular Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.[2]
Early advertisements for the film showed a scene in which Mowlam removes her wig during a meeting with Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. It was shown on UK television on Channel 4 on 31 January 2010.
Cast
Person portrayed | Actor |
---|---|
Mo Mowlam | Julie Walters |
Jon Norton (Mowlam's husband) | David Haig |
Henrietta Norton (Mowlam's stepdaughter) | Lucy Boynton |
Peter Kilfoyle | Tony Maudsley |
Adam Ingram | Gary Lewis |
Peter Mandelson | Steven Mackintosh |
David Trimble | Adrian Dunbar |
Bill Clinton | Kerry Shale |
Gerry Adams | John Lynch |
Martin McGuinness | Eoin McCarthy |
Senator George Mitchell | Harry Ditson |
Johnny Adair | Marc O'Shea |
Michael Stone | Ian Beattie |
Reception
The programme attracted over 3.5 million viewers on its first broadcast, making it Channel 4's highest rating drama since 2001.[3] The biopic was also a critical success, with Mowlam's former ministerial colleague, Adam Ingram MP, depicted in the drama by Gary Lewis claiming that it "brought home the essence of Mo".[4]
Awards and nominations
The biopic has been nominated for a BAFTA for Best Single Drama[5] with Julie Walters winning for Best Actress[6] and Gary Lewis being nominated for Best Supporting Actor.[7]
It was nominated for a Magnolia Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries at the 16th Shanghai Television Festival in China.
References
- ↑ Mo - The story of Mo Mowlam - the Good Friday Agreement, her life away from politics and her battle with ill-health Channel 4
- ↑ Julie Walters is transformed into Mo Mowlam for new film role Mail Online, 4 June 2009
- ↑ Mo Mowlam biopic gets 3.5m viewers BBC News, 1 February 2010
- ↑ Scots MP reveals agony over Mo Mowlam TV drama Daily Record
- ↑ http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/television-awards-nominations-in-2010,1095,BA.html#jump8
- ↑ http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/television-awards-nominations-in-2010,1095,BA.html#jump0.5
- ↑ http://www.bafta.org/awards/television/television-awards-nominations-in-2010,1095,BA.html#jumpSA
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Mo at IMDb
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