Acting
Wanda Opalinska
Born January 1, 1970 · Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK (age 56)
Wanda Opalinska is an English-Polish actress, known for playing the part of Polish immigrant and Underworld factory worker Wiki Dankowska in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Opalinska went to drama school before studying English at the University of Birmingham from 1988 to 1991. She then qualified as an English teacher and taught in South London. She was a teacher of English and Drama at St …
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A Monster Calls · 2016A Monster Calls
★ 7.32016
MovieFantasyAdventure
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
An Inspector Calls · 2015An Inspector Calls
★ 7.42015
MovieDramaCrime
Northern England, 1912. The dinner of a wealthy family is interrupted by Inspector Goole, who only announces that a young woman has committed suicide. Then, he simply asks everyone present, one by one, if they knew her.
A Poet in New York · 2014A Poet in New York
★ 5.12014
MovieDramaTV Movie
In 1953 Dylan Thomas went to New York for the last time, his marriage a wreck, his drinking out of control. He was on his way to meet Stravinsky and to wallow in New York acclaim - but what was he escaping? How did such a triumph become a requiem? The last days of a great poet.
Damilola, Our Loved Boy · 2016Damilola, Our Loved Boy
★ 6.02016
MovieDrama
Drama exploring the story of ten-year-old Damilola Taylor, who died on a housing estate in South London in 2000. After leaving Nigeria to embark on a new life in the UK, the young Damilola and his family are full of optimism. Little do they realise that their lives are about to be shattered
The Vote · 2015The Vote
★ 8.42015
MovieComedyDrama
On 7 May, churches, school halls, and back rooms of community centres will be turned into polling stations, staffed by council workers and volunteers. A church polling station is the backdrop for a real-time play for theatre and TV, called The Vote, staged at the exact moment in which the action is set - the last 90 minutes before polls close.
The PA and the Manhattan Prince · 2023The PA and the Manhattan Prince
★ 6.02023
MovieTV MovieComedy
Loyal, quick-thinking Lucy Woods is a Personal Assistant to the stars. Whether it’s juggling couture appointments for the Met Ball or dodging paparazzi on a coffee run, she can deal with any situation. But when Prince Rupert arrives in New York to make preparations for a masked ball, Lucy finds herself falling in love with her new employer.
GamefaceGameface
MovieComedy
It's Marcella's 30th birthday and this year she's determined to sort her life out. Luckily she's found a life coach who's prepared to help with that mammoth task.
National Theatre Live: All of Us · 2022National Theatre Live: All of Us
★ 8.02022
MovieDrama
Jess has a great life: a job she loves, a sharp sense of humour and a close group of friends. When austerity threatens the world she has worked hard to build, Jess makes a stand to protect those she holds most dear. Inspired by real life experiences of disabled people in the UK, All of Us captures the humour, sadness and joy of everyday life, and is a passionate and timely look at the human cost of abandoning those who struggle to fit in.
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