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Mr Burton

A young white in a light grey suit walks behind a middle aged white man in a dark grey suit and brown hat as they cross a stone bridge in the Welsh countryside
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Welsh filmmaker Marc Evans directs this enjoyable biopic, co-written by Welsh screenwriter Tom Bullough with the UK’s Josh Hyams. BAFTA-winning, the film features first-rate performances from British actors Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey and Lesley Manville and is co-produced by BBC Wales, Independent Entertainment, Principal Film Finance and Cardiff-based companies Ffilm Cymru Wales and Severn Screen.

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Untamed schoolboy Richard Jenkins (Harry Lawtey) dreams of becoming an actor, but his ambitions are limited by a mixture of his alcoholic father, the war and a lack of belief in himself. But when Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton (Toby Jones) notices the boy’s talent, he takes him under his wing, tutoring him as well as eventually becoming a secondary father figure.