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
[edit]Mo stars Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, the controversial but popular Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
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 first shown on UK television on Channel 4 on 31 January 2010.
Cast
[edit]| 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 |
| Kevin | Gary Henry |
| Michael Stone | Ian Beattie |
Reception
[edit]The programme attracted over 3.5 million viewers on its first broadcast, making it Channel 4's highest rating drama since 2001.[2] 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".[3]
Awards and nominations
[edit]The biopic was nominated for Best Single Drama at the 2010 British Academy Television Awards[4] with Julie Walters winning for Best Actress[5] and Gary Lewis being nominated for Best Supporting Actor.[6] At the Royal Television Society Programme Awards, the film was nominated for Best Single Drama while Neil McKay was nominated for Best Writing: Drama and Walters was nominated for Best Actor: Female.[7]
It was nominated for a Magnolia Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries at the 16th Shanghai Television Festival in China.
References
[edit]- ^ Mo - The story of Mo Mowlam - the Good Friday Agreement, her life away from politics and her battle with ill-health Channel 4
- ^ Mo Mowlam biopic gets 3.5m viewers BBC News, 1 February 2010
- ^ Scots MP reveals agony over Mo Mowlam TV drama Daily Record
- ^ "Television Awards Winners in 2010 - Television - Awards - the BAFTA site". www.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Television Awards Winners in 2010 - Television - Awards - the BAFTA site". www.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "Television Awards Winners in 2010 - Television - Awards - the BAFTA site". www.bafta.org. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010.
- ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2011". Royal Television Society. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
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