# List of works by Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh is an English director and writer known for his work in film, television and stage.

## Film

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Distribution |
| 1971 | Bleak Moments | Yes | Yes | BBC Films |
| 1983 | Meantime | Yes | Yes | Premiered at London Film Festival Screened on Channel 4 |
| 1985 | Four Days in July | Yes | Yes | BBC Films |
| 1988 | High Hopes | Yes | Yes | Palace Pictures |
| 1990 | Life Is Sweet | Yes | Yes | Palace Pictures |
| 1993 | Naked | Yes | Yes | First Independent Films |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | Yes | Yes | FilmFour Distributors |
| 1997 | Career Girls | Yes | Yes | FilmFour Distributors |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Yes | Yes | Pathé Distribution |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Yes | Yes | UGC Films UK |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Yes | Yes | Momentum Pictures |
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Yes | Yes | Momentum Pictures |
| 2010 | Another Year | Yes | Yes | Momentum Pictures |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Yes | Yes | Momentum Pictures |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Yes | Yes | Entertainment One/Amazon |
| 2024 | Hard Truths | Yes | Yes | StudioCanal |

### Short films

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1982 | "The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final" "Old Chums" "Probation" "A Light Snack" "Afternoon" | Yes | Yes | 5-part BBC series of short films entitled Five Minute Films |
| 1987 | "The Short and Curlies" | Yes | Yes | Screened on Channel 4 |
| 1992 | "A Sense of History" | Yes | No | Screened on Channel 4 |
| 2012 | "A Running Jump" | Yes | Yes | Released 24 June 2012 (UK) |

### Acting roles

* West Eleven (1963) – Uncredited
* Two Left Feet (1965) – Uncredited

## Television
### Plays

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1973 | Hard Labour | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
| 1975 | "The Permissive Society" | Yes | Yes | BBC Second City Firsts |
| 1976 | Nuts in May | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
| 1976 | Knock for Knock | Yes | Yes | BBC Second City Firsts, lost |
| 1977 | The Kiss of Death | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
| 1977 | Abigail's Party | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
| 1979 | Who's Who | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |
| 1980 | Grown-Ups | Yes | Yes | BBC2 Playhouse |
| 1982 | Home Sweet Home | Yes | Yes | BBC Play for Today |

### Series

| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Notes |
| 1963 | Maigret | No | No | Actor: "Paul" Episode: "The Flemish Shop" |
| 1973 | Scene | Yes | No | Episode: "A Mug's Game?" (8 March 1973) |
| 2009 | Teatr telewizji | No | Yes | Episode: "Przyjecie" (25 May 2009) |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Venue |
| 1965 | The Box Play | Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham |
| 1966 | My Parents Have Gone to Carlisle | Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham |
| 1966 | The Last Crusade of Five Little Nuns | Midlands Art Centre, Birmingham |
| 1968 | Individual Fruit Pies | East–15 Acting School, London |
| 1968 | Down Here Up There | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London |
| 1969 | Glum Victoria and the Lad with Specs | Manchester Youth Theatre |
| 1970 | Bleak Moments | Open Space Theatre, London |
| 1971 | A Rancid Pong | Basement Theatre, London |
| 1973 | Dick Whittington and His Cat | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London |
| 1973 | Wholesome Glory | Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, London |
| 1973 | The Jaws of Death | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh |
| 1974 | Babies Grow Old | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| 1974 | The Silent Majority | Bush Theatre |
| 1977 | Abigail's Party | Hampstead Theatre |
| 1979 | Too Much of a Good Thing | Radio Play |
| 1979 | Ecstasy | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 1981, 1998 | Goose-Pimples | Garrick Theatre, London Judith Anderson Theater, Off-Broadway |
| 1988 | Smelling a Rat | Hampstead Theatre, London |
| 1989 | Greek Tragedy | Belvoir St Theatre, Australia Edinburgh Festival Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
| 1993 | It's a Great Big Shame! | Theatre Royal, Stratford East |
| 2005 | Two Thousand Years | National Theatre, London |
| 2011 | Grief | Cottesloe Theatre, London |

## Recurring collaborators

The following is a list of actors which collaborated with Mike Leigh on an ongoing basis. The list only includes Leigh’s feature films.
| WorkActor | 1983 | 1988 | 1990 | 1993 | 1996 | 1997 | 1999 | 2002 | 2004 | 2008 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2024 |
| WorkActor | Meantime | High Hopes | Life is Sweet | Naked | Secrets & Lies | Career Girls | Topsy-Turvy | All or Nothing | Vera Drake | Happy-Go-Lucky | Another Year | Mr. Turner | Peterloo | Hard Truths |
| Dorothy Atkinson | | | | | | | N | N | | | | N | N | |
| Michele Austin | | | | | N | | | N | | | N | | | N |
| Marion Bailey | N | | | | | | | N | N | | | N | N | |
| Mark Benton | | | | | | N | N | N | | | | | | |
| Elizabeth Berrington | | | | N | N | | | | N | | | N | | |
| Jim Broadbent | | | N | | | | N | | N | | N | | | |
| Katrin Cartlidge | | | | N | | N | N | | | | | | | |
| Eileen Davies | N | | | | | | | | N | | N | N | N | |
| Phil Davis | | N | | | N | | | | N | | N | | | |
| Edna Doré | | N | | | | | | N | | | N | | | |
| Karina Fernandez | | | | | | | | | N | | N | N | | |
| Vincent Franklin | | | | | | | N | | N | | | N | N | |
| Marianne Jean-Baptiste | | | | | N | | | | | | | | | N |
| Paul Jesson | | | | | | | | N | N | | | N | | |
| Sam Kelly | | | | | | | N | N | | | | N | | |
| Sally Hawkins | | | | | | | | N | N | N | | | | |
| Oliver Maltman | | | | | | | | | | N | N | N | | |
| Eddie Marsan | | | | | | | | | N | N | | | | |
| Lesley Manville | | N | | | N | | N | N | N | | N | N | | |
| Sinead Matthews | | | | | | | | | N | N | | N | | |
| Martin Savage | | | | | | | N | N | | | N | N | N | |
| Judith Scott | | N | | | | | | | N | | | N | | |
| Ruth Sheen | | N | | | N | | | N | N | | N | | | |
| Timothy Spall | | | N | | N | | N | N | | | | N | | |
| Imelda Staunton | | | | | | | | | N | | N | | | |
| Alison Steadman | | | N | | N | | N | | | | | | | |
| Peter Wight | N | | | N | | | | | N | | N | N | | |

## Reception

| Title | Rating | Rating |
| Title | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| Bleak Moments | — | 71 (7 reviews) |
| Meantime | 89% (9 reviews) | 69 (4 reviews) |
| Four Days in July | — | — |
| High Hopes | 92% (13 reviews) | 84 (12 reviews) |
| Life is Sweet | 94% (16 reviews) | 88 (18 reviews) |
| Naked | 88% (60 reviews) | 85 (21 reviews) |
| Secrets & Lies | 96% (45 reviews) | 92 (27 reviews) |
| Career Girls | 88% (25 reviews) | 76 (25 reviews) |
| Topsy-Turvy | 90% (89 reviews) | 90 (31 reviews) |
| All or Nothing | 82% (93 reviews) | 72 (31 reviews) |
| Vera Drake | 93% (160 reviews) | 83 (40 reviews) |
| Happy-Go-Lucky | 93% (161 reviews) | 84 (34 reviews) |
| Another Year | 93% (170 reviews) | 81 (36 reviews) |
| Mr. Turner | 97% (193 reviews) | 94 (44 reviews) |
| Peterloo | 67% (162 reviews) | 66 (34 reviews) |
| Hard Truths | 95% (105 reviews) | 88 (32 reviews) |

### Key

    = A film on Rotten Tomatoes with a "Certified Fresh" rating
    = A film on Metacritic with a "Universal Acclaim" rating