Peggy Su!

Not to be confused with Peggy Sue Got Married.

1998 British film

Peggy Su!

Directed by| Frances-Anne Solomon
Written by| Kevin Wong
Produced by| Poonam Sharma
Colin Rogers
Starring| Jonathan Arun
Jacqueline Chan
Daphne Cheung
Alphonsia Emmanuel
Glen Goei
Burt Kwouk
Pamela Oei
Cinematography| Shelley Hirst
Edited by| Greg Miller
Music by| Peter Spencer
Distributed by| BBC Worldwide

Release date

* 1998 (1998)

Running time

| 100 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English

Peggy Su! is a 1998 film written by Anglo-Chinese playwright Kevin Wong, directed by Frances-Anne Solomon and starring Pamela Oei. His own experience and background being the son of Chinese immigrants working in the laundry business was used.[1] It was directed by Trinidadian Frances-Anne Solomon who had previously worked on What My Mother Told Me in 1994 and Bideshi in 1996.[2][3][4]

## About the film

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This romantic comedy set in Liverpool in 1962. It is about the Chinese community there and 19-year-old Peggy who lives above a family laundry business with her brother and his wife. it centers on Peggy (Pamela Oei) her attempts to find a husband and also her coping with the changing times in the early 1960s.[5][6]

The film has the distinction of being the first feature film to receive National Lottery funding. It was joint funded with the BBC.[7][8] It was distributed by BBC Worldwide.[9]

## Film festival and award

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### Festival

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* Reel Word Film Festival Canada (2001) [10][11]
* Overseas Chinese Fim Festival Glasgow (2002) [12]

### Award

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* RTS Television Award & BAFTA winner for best Costume Design by Joey Attawia.[13][14]

### Review

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* The Independent Sunday 23 August 1998 [15]
* Positif n° 448, Page 41 & 60, 1998 [16]

## Cast

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* Jonathan Arun as Brian
* Jacqui Chan as Ifec Mah
* Daphne Cheung as Jackie
* Alphonsia Emmanuel as Miss James
* Glen Goei as David
* Burt Kwouk as Dad
* Pamela Oei as Peggy
* Charles T.H. Ong as David's father
* Adrian Pang as Gilbert
* Vincenzo Pellegrino as Terry
* Stuart Richma as Vicar
* Sukie Smith as Rita
* Daniel York as Jack
* Barbara Yu Ling as David's mother

## Crew (selective)

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* Screenplay ... Kevin Wong
* Executive producer ... George Faber
* Associate producer ... Yvonne Isimeme Ibazebo
* Director of photography ... Shelley Hirst
* Casting ... Carl Proctor
* Production design ... Choi Ho Man
* Costume design ... Joey Attawia
* Makeup artist ... Natasha Chambers
* Makeup designer ... Sharon Martin
* First assistant director ... Julian Holmes
* Second assistant director ... Pauline Oni
* Third assistant director ... Mzee Coffey, Lab Ky Mo

### Company credits

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#### Production

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* Production Companies ... Arts Council of England, BBC Films,
* The Mersyside Film Production Fund

#### Other

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* ADR Facility ... Goldcrest Post Production London
* Post production sound services ... The Sound Design Company

## References

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1. ^ World Film Locations: Liverpool By Jez Conolly, Caroline Whelan Page 86 Peggy Su! (1997) Location > Liverpool Town Hall, High Street, Chamber
2. ^ Frame by Frame Three By Audrey T. McCluskey Page 1005 Index of International (non-US) Black Directors
3. ^ Trinidad and Tobago Newsday Thursday, May 22, 2008 Film Company hosts workshop
4. ^ Turner Classic Movies Freances-Anne Solomon Filmography
5. ^ BFI screenonline Peggy Su! (1998)
6. ^ Caribbean Beat Issue 36 Frances Anne Solomon: Beating the System by Bruce Paddington
7. ^ BFI screenonline Peggy Su! (1998)
8. ^ Caribbean Beat Issue 36 Frances Anne Solomon: Beating the System by Bruce Paddington
9. ^ New York Times Peggy Su! Production Credits
10. ^ Famous March 2001 Volume 2 No 3 Page 10 Get Reel
11. ^ Cineplex http://mediafiles.cineplex.com/FamousMagazineArchive/MAR2001/Mar2001_lo.pdf
12. ^ Bidding for the Mainstream?: Black and Asian British Film Since the 1990s By Barbara Korte, Claudia Sternberg Page 2, Introduction
13. ^ Imdb Peggy Su! (1997) Awards Royal Television Society, UK 1998
14. ^ francesannesolomon.net Press Kit, Page 2, Short synopsis http://francesannesolomon.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PEGGY-SU-PRESS-KIT-2-reduced.pdf
15. ^ The Independent Sunday 23 August 1998 Television drama: In the end, Peggy Su gets married
16. ^ Positif, Issues 447-450 Positif, Issues 447-450

## External links

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* Peggy Su! at IMDb