

Julie Walters plays a politician who got peace in Northern Ireland by being absolutely unhinged—in the best way.
A docudrama about the life of the former UK Secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Mo Mowlam.
Acting
Julie Walters disappears completely into Mo's chaotic brilliance
Writing
Makes parliamentary procedure genuinely suspenseful
Production
Nails grim 1990s British political aesthetics

Director
Philip Martin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mo Mowlam's real wig actually fell off during a crucial meeting with Sinn Féin—the film toned this DOWN.
This aired months before her actual death in 2005, making Walters' performance almost uncomfortably prophetic. Mowlam reportedly loved it.