Overview
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
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DirectorLewis Gilbert
WriterWilly Russell
Cast
Pauline Collins
Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Tom Conti
Costas Demitriadis
Julia McKenzie
Gillian
Alison Steadman
Jane
Joanna Lumley
Marjorie Majors
Sylvia Syms
Headmistress
Bernard Hill
Joe Bradshaw
George Costigan
Dougie
Anna Keaveney
Jeanette
Tracie Bennett
Millandra
Ken Sharrock
Sydney
Karen Craig
Thelma
Gareth Jefferson
Brian
Gillian Kearney
Young Shirley
Catherine Duncan
Young Marjorie
Cardew Robinson
Londoner
Honora Burke
Londoner's Wife
Marc Zuber
Renos
Deborah Yhip
Sharon-Louise
John Hartley
German Tourist
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Keywords
northern englandgreeceliverpool, englandbased on play or musicalbored housewife
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Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026