Hattie (film)

Hattie is a television film about the life of British comic actress Hattie Jacques, played by Ruth Jones, her marriage to John Le Mesurier (Robert Bathurst) and her affair with their lodger John Schofield (Aidan Turner).^[1] First broadcast in January 2011, it became the most watched programme on BBC Four ever and outdid biopic The Curse of Steptoe, which had held the record since 2008.^[2] Jacques' son Robin Le Mesurier later described Jones' performance as "(having) captured my mother perfectly".^[3]

Hattie
Based on	Hattie: The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques by Andy Merriman
Written by	Stephen Russell
Directed by	Dan Zeff
Starring	Ruth Jones Robert Bathurst Aidan Turner
Theme music composer	Stephen McKeon
Production
Producers	Seb Barwell Richard Osborne
Cinematography	Ian Moss
Editor	Lois Bygrave
Running time	85 minutes
Production company	Angel Eye Media
Original release
Network	BBC Four
Release	19 January 2011 (2011-01-19)

Cast

• Ruth Jones as Hattie Jacques
• Robert Bathurst as John Le Mesurier
• Aidan Turner as John Schofield
• Jeany Spark as Joan Malin
• Jay Simpson as Bruce
• Graham Fellows as Eric Sykes
• Marcia Warren as Esma Cannon
• Stephen Critchlow as Gerald Thomas
• Susy Kane as Young Actress
• Lewis MacLeod as Eamonn Andrews
• Brian Pettifer as Ron
• James Martin as Reg

See also

• Babs – 2017 BBC television drama about Barbara Windsor
• Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa! – 2004 BBC television drama about Kenneth Williams