Willy Russell

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55 titles

Past Film & Video (11 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Blood Brothers Workshops (2021) (Short) - Writer Writer See fewer
Shirley Valentine (2020) (Video) - Writer (playwright) Writer (playwright) See fewer
Our Day Out (2017) Writer Writer See fewer	£1K
Prime Time Soap (2011) Thanks Thanks See fewer	$2MM			$25K
Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990) Sourface, Composer, Writer (written by) Sourface, Composer, Writer (written by) See fewer	£500K
Shirley Valentine (1989) Composer, Writer (play), Writer (screenplay) Composer, Writer (play), Writer (screenplay) See fewer		$245K	$6.1MM	$6.1MM
Mr. Love (1986) Composer, Lyrics ("Mr. Love"), Music ("Mr. Love") Composer, Lyrics ("Mr. Love"), Music ("Mr. Love") See fewer	£486K
Letter to Brezhnev (1985) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	£400K
The Chain (1984) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer	£1.1MM
Educating Rita (1983) Writer (screenplay), Writer (stage play) (uncredited) Writer (screenplay), Writer (stage play) (uncredited) See fewer		$74K	$15MM	$15MM
A Time to Die (1982) Writer (screenplay) (as William Russell) Writer (screenplay) (as William Russell) See fewer

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Past Television (22 titles)	Episodes
One Hit Wonderland (2016) (TV Series) - Writer ("Tell Me It's Not True") (1 episode, 2016) Writer ("Tell Me It's Not True") (1 episode, 2016) See fewer 'I Touch Myself' by The Divinyls (Aug 31, 2016) Season 1, Episode 51 - Writer ("Tell Me It's Not True") Writer ("Tell Me It's Not True") See fewer	1
Julie Walters: A Life on Screen (2014) (TV Movie) - Self - Writer, With Thanks Self - Writer, With Thanks See fewer
Movie Connections (2009) (TV Series) - Archive (1 episode, 2009), Self (1 episode, 2009) Archive (1 episode, 2009), Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Shirley Valentine (Feb 4, 2009) Season 2, Episode 5 - Self, Archive Self, Archive See fewer	1
Blood Brothers: Desmoi aimatos (2000) (TV Movie) - Writer (play: Blood Brothers) Writer (play: Blood Brothers) See fewer
Germans de sang (1996) (TV Movie) - Writer ("Marilyn Monroe", "No pot ser veritat (Tell Me It's Not True)"), Writer (play) Writer ("Marilyn Monroe", "No pot ser veritat (Tell Me It's Not True)"), Writer (play) See fewer
Scene (1975–1994) (TV Series) - Writer (written by) (3 episodes, 1994), Writer (by) (2 episodes, 1978), Writer (1 episode, 1993), Writer (1 episode, 1975) Writer (written by) (3 episodes, 1994), Writer (by) (2 episodes, 1978), Writer (1 episode, 1993), Writer (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Our Day Out: Part 3 (Jan 28, 1994) Season 26, Episode 8 - Writer (written by) Writer (written by) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	7
The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993) (TV Special) - Writer ("Tell Me It's Not True", "Long Sunday Afternoon/My Friend") Writer ("Tell Me It's Not True", "Long Sunday Afternoon/My Friend") See fewer
Färdknäpp (1991) (TV Movie) - Writer (play) Writer (play) See fewer
Julie Walters and Friends (1991) (TV Movie) - Self, Writer (written by) Self, Writer (written by) See fewer
Shirley Valentine (1989) (TV Movie) - Writer Writer See fewer
Timmarna med Rita (1988) (TV Movie) - Writer (play "Educating Rita") Writer (play "Educating Rita") See fewer
Top of the Pops (1985) (TV Series) - Writer ("The Show") (1 episode, 1985) Writer ("The Show") (1 episode, 1985) See fewer Episode #22.36 (Sep 5, 1985) Season 22, Episode 36 - Writer ("The Show") Writer ("The Show") See fewer	1
Connie (1985) (TV Series) - Music (title song "The Show") (13 episodes, 1985), Lyrics (title song "The Show") (13 episodes, 1985) Music (title song "The Show") (13 episodes, 1985), Lyrics (title song "The Show") (13 episodes, 1985) See fewer Episode #1.13 (Aug 18, 1985) Season 1, Episode 13 - Lyrics (title song "The Show"), Music (title song "The Show") Lyrics (title song "The Show"), Music (title song "The Show") See fewer See more See fewer Loading	13
Good and Bad at Games (1983) (TV Movie) - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
One Summer (1983) (TV Mini-series) - Writer (5 episodes, 1983) Writer (5 episodes, 1983) See fewer Episode #1.5 (Sep 4, 1983) Season 1, Episode 5 - Writer (uncredited) Writer (uncredited) See fewer See more See fewer Loading	5
Shakespeare Lives! (1983) (TV Series) - Special Thanks (12 episodes, 1983) Special Thanks (12 episodes, 1983) See fewer Hamlet Part 2 (Jan 4, 1983) Season 1, Episode 12 - Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer See more See fewer Loading	12
The Boy with the Transistor Radio (1980) (TV Movie) - Writer Writer See fewer
The English Programme (1980) (TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1980) Writer (1 episode, 1980) See fewer Working: The Boy with the Transistor Radio (Feb 26, 1980) Season 8, Episode 1 - Writer Writer See fewer	1
ITV Playhouse (1979) (TV Series) - Writer (screenplay) (1 episode, 1979) Writer (screenplay) (1 episode, 1979) See fewer The Daughters of Albion (May 1, 1979) Season 11, Episode 10 - Writer (screenplay) Writer (screenplay) See fewer	1
Play for Today (1975–1978) (TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1975), Writer (written by) (1 episode, 1978) Writer (1 episode, 1975), Writer (written by) (1 episode, 1978) See fewer Our Day Out (Feb 7, 1978) Season 8, Episode 16 - Writer (written by) Writer (written by) See fewer The Death of a Young, Young Man (Jan 30, 1975) Season 5, Episode 11 - Writer Writer See fewer	2
2nd House (1974) (TV Series) - Writer (play "John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert") (1 episode, 1974) Writer (play "John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert") (1 episode, 1974) See fewer John, Paul, George, Ringo ... and Bert (Nov 16, 1974) Season 2, Episode 4 - Writer (play "John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert") Writer (play "John, Paul, George, Ringo... and Bert") See fewer	1
Second City Firsts (1973) (TV Series) - Writer (1 episode, 1973) Writer (1 episode, 1973) See fewer King of the Castle (Nov 12, 1973) Season 1, Episode 5 - Writer Writer See fewer	1

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Self (20 titles)
The One Show (2025) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2025) Self (1 episode, 2025) See fewer Episode dated 19 March 2025 (Mar 19, 2025) Self Self See fewer
Funny Women: Julie Walters (2018) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Fern Britton Meets... (2017) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2017) Self (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Barbara Dickson (Dec 10, 2017) Season 9, Episode 3 - Self Self See fewer
Artsnight (2016) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2016) Self (1 episode, 2016) See fewer When Julie Walters Met Willy Russell (Oct 15, 2016) Self Self See fewer
The Story of Musicals (2012) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2012) Self (1 episode, 2012) See fewer Episode #1.2 (Jan 10, 2012) Season 1, Episode 2 - Self Self See fewer
Pete Postlethwaite: A Tribute (2011) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
I Was There: When the Beatles Played the Cavern (2011) Self Self See fewer
The Royle Family: Behind the Sofa (2010) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
Breakfast (2004–2010) (TV Series) - Self - Playwright / Self (2 episodes, 2004) Self - Playwright / Self (2 episodes, 2004) See fewer Episode dated 16 July 2010 (Jul 16, 2010) Self - Playwright Self - Playwright See fewer Episode dated 30 April 2004 (Apr 30, 2004) Self Self See fewer
Movie Connections (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Shirley Valentine (Feb 4, 2009) Season 2, Episode 5 - Self Self See fewer
British Film Forever (2007) (TV Mini-series) - Self (4 episodes, 2007) Self (4 episodes, 2007) See fewer Bullets, Bombs and Bridges: The Story of the War Film (Sep 1, 2007) Season 1, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Victoria Wood: A BAFTA Tribute (2005) (TV Special) - Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer
The 100 Greatest Musicals (2003) (TV Movie) - Self Self See fewer
The Real... (2002) (TV Series) - Self - Writer: Educating Rita (1 episode, 2002) Self - Writer: Educating Rita (1 episode, 2002) See fewer The Real Michael Caine (Dec 23, 2002) Self - Writer: Educating Rita Self - Writer: Educating Rita See fewer
This Is Your Life (1992–1998) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 1992) Self (3 episodes, 1992) See fewer Barbara Dickson (Oct 12, 1998) Season 39, Episode 6 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Granada Tonight (1992) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1992) Self (1 episode, 1992) See fewer Episode dated 11 June 1992 (Jun 11, 1992) Self Self See fewer
Wogan (1988–1989) (TV Series) - Self (2 episodes, 1988) Self (2 episodes, 1988) See fewer Wogan with Joanna Lumley (Oct 11, 1989) Season 9, Episode 116 - Self Self See fewer Episode #8.85 (Jul 22, 1988) Season 8, Episode 85 - Self Self See fewer
The Write Stuff (1988) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1988) Self (1 episode, 1988) See fewer Episode dated 5 April 1988 (Apr 5, 1988) Self Self See fewer
Aquarius (1975) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1975) Self (1 episode, 1975) See fewer Akenfield/The Evening Standard Drama Awards (Jan 25, 1975) Season 15, Episode 20 - Self Self See fewer
2nd House (1973) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1973) Self (1 episode, 1973) See fewer 2nd House in Liverpool (Nov 17, 1973) Season 1, Episode 4 - Self Self See fewer

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Archive Footage (2 titles)
Let's Do It: A Tribute to Victoria Wood (2016) (TV Special) - Self - Audience Member (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Audience Member (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Omnibus (1999) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 1999) Self (1 episode, 1999) See fewer Our Julie (1999) Season 37, Episode 7 - Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer

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