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A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

Primary Title
  • Philomena
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 29 September 2018
Release Year
  • 2013
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 30
Duration
  • 120:00
Channel
  • Prime
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
Classification
  • PGR
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Teenage mothers--Drama
  • Illegitimate children--Drama
  • Jounalists--Drama
  • Feature films--United Kingdom
  • Feature films--United States
Genres
  • Biography
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Stephen Frears (Director)
  • Steve Coogan (Writer)
  • Jeff Pope (Writer)
  • Judi Dench (Actor)
  • Steve Coogan (Actor)
  • Sophie Kennedy Clark (Actor)
  • Pathé (Production Unit)
  • BBC Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Teenage mothers--Drama
  • Illegitimate children--Drama
  • Jounalists--Drama
  • Feature films--United Kingdom
  • Feature films--United States