Mo is a 2010 TV film about the later life and career of the British Labour Party politician Mo Mowlam,Mo - The story of Mo Mowlam - the Good Friday Agreement, her life away from politics and her battle with ill-health Channel 4 written by Neil McKay and directed by Philip Martin.
Synopsis Mo stars Julie Walters as Mo Mowlam, the controversial but popular Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
Early advertisements for the film showed a scene in which Mowlam removes her wig during a meeting with Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness. It was first shown on UK television on Channel 4 on 31 January 2010.
Cast
Person portrayedActorMo Mowlam Julie WaltersJon Norton (Mowlam's husband) David HaigHenrietta Norton (Mowlam's stepdaughter) Lucy BoyntonPeter Kilfoyle Tony MaudsleyAdam Ingram Gary LewisPeter Mandelson Steven MackintoshDavid Trimble Adrian DunbarBill Clinton Kerry ShaleGerry Adams John LynchMartin McGuinness Eoin McCarthySenator George Mitchell Harry DitsonJohnny Adair Marc O'SheaKevin Gary HenryMichael Stone Ian Beattie
Reception The programme attracted over 3.5 million viewers on its first broadcast, making it Channel 4's highest rating drama since 2001.Mo Mowlam biopic gets 3.5m viewers BBC News, 1 February 2010 The biopic was also a critical success, with Mowlam's former ministerial colleague, Adam Ingram MP, depicted in the drama by Gary Lewis claiming that it "brought home the essence of Mo".Scots MP reveals agony over Mo Mowlam TV drama Daily Record
Awards and nominations The biopic was nominated for Best Single Drama at the 2010 British Academy Television Awards with Julie Walters winning for Best Actress and Gary Lewis being nominated for Best Supporting Actor. At the Royal Television Society Programme Awards, the film was nominated for Best Single Drama while Neil McKay was nominated for Best Writing: Drama and Walters was nominated for Best Actor: Female.
It was nominated for a Magnolia Award for Best Television Film or Miniseries at the 16th Shanghai Television Festival in China.
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