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Poppy Shakespeare
Poppy Shakespeare

Poppy Shakespeare

Genres

Drama

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N has been a day patient at north London's Dorothy Fish day hospital for 13 years - her ambition is never to leave. Then she meets glamourous new patient Poppy Shakespeare, an ad agency receptionist convinced she's not mad.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

87 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

31 March 2008

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Naomie Harris

Naomie Harris

Poppy

Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin

N

Tessa Peake-Jones

Tessa Peake-Jones

Rhona

Claire Benedict

Claire Benedict

Rosetta

Adrian Scarborough

Adrian Scarborough

Middle Class Michael

Cathy Murphy

Cathy Murphy

Astrid

Kolade Agboke

Kolade Agboke

Wesley

Marie Critchley

Marie Critchley

Tina

Bruce MacLeod

Bruce MacLeod

Brian the Butcher

Penny Layden

Penny Layden

Sue

Kerry Godliman

Kerry Godliman

Verna

Josef Altin

Josef Altin

Zubin

Michelle Dockery

Michelle Dockery

Dawn

Simon Kunz

Simon Kunz

Peter Flea

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Professor

Janine Birkett

Janine Birkett

Candid

Darrell D'Silva

Darrell D'Silva

Banker Bill

Gerard Fletcher

Gerard Fletcher

Male Nurse

Jonathan Cullen

Jonathan Cullen

Tony

Anne Hornby

Anne Hornby

Secretary

Szilvi Naray-Davey

Szilvi Naray-Davey

Government Inspector

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