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All the following, with the exception of A Sense of History (scripted by Jim Broadbent), were developed through the workshop process and were written ("devised" until 1988) and directed by Mike Leigh:-

Bleak Moments (film, 1971)
A Mug's Game - a sketch on gambling for Scene (BBC Schools, 1972)
Hard Labour (Play for Today, BBC1, 12/3/1973)
The Permissive Society (Second City Firsts, BBC2, 10/4/1975) short
The 5-Minute Films made for the BBC in 1975 but not transmitted until 1982:-
      Afternoon; Probation; A Light Snack;
       The Birth of the 2001 FA Cup Final Goalie; Old Chums
Nuts In May (Play for Today, BBC1, 13/1/1976)
Plays For Britain - title sequence only (Thames, 1976)
Knock For Knock (Second City Firsts, BBC2, 21/11/1976) short
The Kiss of Death (Play for Today, BBC1, 11/1/1977)
Abigail's Party (Play for Today, BBC1, 1/11/1977)
Who's Who (Play for Today, BBC1, 5/2/1979)
Too Much of A Good Thing (radio play recorded in 1979 - first broadcast R314/7/1992)
Grown Ups (Playhouse, BBC1, 26/11/1980)
Home Sweet Home (Play for Today, BBC1 16/3/1982)
Mike Leigh Making Plays (BBC2, 4/9/1982) Arena special supervised by Mike Leigh
Meantime (Film on Four, Channel 4, 1/12/1983) subsequent limited theatrical release
Four Days In July (BBC1, 29/1/1985)
High Hopes (film, 1988)
The Short & Curlies (Channel 4, 2/1/1990) short
Life Is Sweet (film, 1990)
35th London Film Festival Trailer (1991) [also used for 1992 festival]
A Sense of History (Channel 4, 26/4/1992) short
Naked (film, 1993)
Secrets & Lies (film, 1996)
Career Girls (film, 1997)
Topsy-Turvy (film, 1999)
All or Nothing (film, 2002)
Vera Drake (film, 2004)
Happy-Go-Lucky (film, 2008)
Another Year (film, 2010)          
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