Tim Firth

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Tim Firth

Born October 13, 1964 · Chester, Cheshire, England, UK (age 61)

Tim Firth is a screenwriter, playwright and song writer from North West England. He first came to fame with his Screen One drama Money For Nothing in 1993, and followed it up a year later with two BBC TV series; Once Upon a Time in the North and the award winning All Quiet on the Preston Front. Other TV works include the childrens series, The Rottentrolls, Border Cafe, Flint Street Nativity and C…

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Confessions of a ShopaholicConfessions of a Shopaholic · 2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic
★ 6.52009
MovieComedyRomance
In the glamorous world of New York City, Rebecca Bloomwood is a fun-loving girl who is really good at shopping – a little too good, perhaps. She dreams of working for her favorite fashion magazine, but can't quite get her foot in the door – until ironically, she snags a job as an advice columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company.
Kinky BootsKinky Boots · 2005
Kinky Boots
★ 6.72005
MovieComedyDrama
Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.
Calendar GirlsCalendar Girls · 2003
Calendar Girls
★ 6.52003
MovieDramaComedy
Members of a Yorkshire branch of the Women's Institute cause controversy when they pose nude for a charity calendar.
Greatest DaysGreatest Days · 2023
Greatest Days
★ 6.12023
MovieMusicComedy
Based on the Take That musical, five best friends have the night of their lives seeing their favourite boy band in concert. Twenty-five years later, their lives have changed in many different ways as they reunite for one more epic show by their beloved band, to relight their friendship and discover that maybe their greatest days are ahead of them.
The Wedding VideoThe Wedding Video · 2012
The Wedding Video
★ 5.52012
MovieComedy
When the rogueish but loveable Raif is asked to be his brother Tim's best man at his wedding, he decides the best present for the happy newlyweds would be to catch the entire thing on video. He returns home from abroad to find his brother is no longer the bohemian vagabond that he used to be, and is in fact marrying into a very wealthy family, and the wedding they're about to be part of will be the most outlandish and bizarre that Cheshire has ever seen... Thank the lord Raif has caught it all on tape!
Cruise of the GodsCruise of the Gods · 2002
Cruise of the Gods
★ 5.12002
MovieComedyDrama
Andy Van Allen, former hero of the cult 80s futuristic TV show Children of Castor, is now working as a hotel porter. When Andy receives an unusual offer - the Children of Castor fan club-organised cruise around the Greek islands, with him as the principal celebrity - a combination of Andy's cynicism, his fans' adoration, a misguided sexual encounter and an unexpected reunion with his more famous co-star, Nick Lee, ensure the paradise cruise is far from plain sailing.
Kinky Boots: The MusicalKinky Boots: The Musical · 2019
Kinky Boots: The Musical
★ 7.82019
MovieMusicComedy
Charlie Price is a shoe factory owner struggling to save his family business, and Lola is a fabulous entertainer with a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of understanding, this unexpected pair learn to embrace their differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the world has ever seen!
BlackballBlackball · 2003
Blackball
★ 5.22003
MovieComedy
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

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Border CafeBorder Cafe · 2000
Border Cafe
2000
SeriesComedyDrama
Comedy drama series from Preston Front writer Tim Firth. Set in the fictional town of Hale Point on the borders of England and Wales, home to a cross-section of amazing, colourful characters who, under normal circumstances, would never have met. Rock star Charlotte Smith quits at the height of her fame and buys the American diner on the outskirts of her home town so she can settle down with her builder boyfriend David Doyle. He invites his daft elder brother Kidder to become the chef while the nervous Ronnie gives up her life as "Charlotte" in a copycat band to become waitress. The Border Cafe becomes a meeting place for all sorts of curious characters and a centre of intrigue. But as the cafe takes off, the whole notion of whose life depends on whose starts to shift with dramatic consequences

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