White Girl is a 2008 BBC film directed by Hettie MacDonald and starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Holly Kenny, Daniel Mays, Melanie Hill, Jay Simpson, and Jade Islam. Written by Abi Morgan, it was made as part of the BBC's White Season. It portrays a white family who move from an area of Leeds that has predominantly White British inhabitants to an area of Bradford composed of inhabitants of South Asian heritage.[1]
| White Girl | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Abi Morgan |
| Directed by | Hettie MacDonald |
| Starring | Anna Maxwell Martin Holly Kenny Daniel Mays Melanie Hill Jay Simpson Jade Islam |
| Music by | Nina Humpherys |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
| Production | |
Executive producer | Greg Brenman |
| Producer | Andrew Woodhead |
| Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 10 March 2008 |
Plot
editDebbie, a working class single mother from Leeds, moves her family to Bradford, where they find themselves in an ethnic minority. Daughter Leah must adapt to being the only white girl at school.
Cast
edit- Anna Maxwell Martin – Debbie
- Holly Kenny – Leah
- Daniel Mays – Stevie
- Melanie Hill – Sonya
- Jay Simpson – Adam
- Elise and Gabrielle Johnson – Casey
- Jade Islam – Yasmin
Awards
editReferences
edit- ↑ "White Girl". 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009.
- ↑ "Television Awards Winners in 2009 – TV Awards – Television – The BAFTA site". Bafta.org. 28 December 2011. Archived from the original on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "2009 Bafta Awards: And the Winner Is ... | Television & Radio". The Guardian. 27 April 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
External links
edit- White Girl at IMDb
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