Mo (2010 Film)
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''Mo'' is a 2010 TV film about the later life and career of the British Labour Party
politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...
Mo Mowlam Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam (18 September 1949 – 19 August 2005) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Redcar (UK Parliament constituency), Redcar f ...
, written by Neil McKay and directed by Philip Martin.


Synopsis

''Mo'' stars
Julie Walters Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a Go ...
as
Mo Mowlam Marjorie "Mo" Mowlam (18 September 1949 – 19 August 2005) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. She was the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Redcar (UK Parliament constituency), Redcar f ...
, the controversial but popular
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. Early advertisements for the film showed a scene in which Mowlam removes her
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during a meeting with
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and
Martin McGuinness James Martin Pacelli McGuinness (; 23 May 1950 – 21 March 2017) was an Irish republican politician and statesman for Sinn Féin and a leader within the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) during The Troubles. He was the deputy First Minist ...
. It was first shown on UK television on
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on 31 January 2010.


Cast


Reception

The programme attracted over 3.5 million viewers on its first broadcast, making it
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's highest rating drama since 2001. 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".


Awards and nominations

The biopic was nominated for Best Single Drama at the
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with
Julie Walters Dame Julia Mary Walters (born 22 February 1950), known professionally as Julie Walters, is an English actress. She is the recipient of four British Academy Television Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, two International Emmy Awards, a Go ...
winning for
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and Gary Lewis being nominated for Best Supporting Actor. At the
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, 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. It was nominated for a
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at the 16th
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in China.


References


External links

* British television films 2010 television films 2010 films Films directed by Philip Martin (director) {{UK-tv-film-stub