Where to watch Mike Leigh in the UK
Find every Mike Leigh film and TV show streaming, free, or available to rent in the UK. Updated daily — verified 3 May 2026.
Michael "Mike" Leigh, OBE (born 20 February 1943) is a British writer and director of film and theatre. He studied theatre at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and studied further at the Camberwell School of Art and the Central School of Art and Design. He began as a theatre director and playwright in the mid 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s his career moved between work for the theatre and making films for BBC Television, many of which were characterized by a gritty "kitchen sink realism" style. His well-known films include Life is Sweet (1990), the comedy-drama Career Girls (1997), the Gilbert…
Mike Leigh films streaming in the UK
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- Play for Today (1970) Director
- Playhouse (1974) Director
- The One Show (2006) as Self - Guest
- Omnibus (1967) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2007) as Self
- Maigret (1960) Cast
- Remembers… (2022) as Self
- The Culture Show (2004) as Self
- Square (2012) as Self
- Le Cercle (2005) Cast
- Naked (1993) Director
- Secrets & Lies (1996) Writer
- Happy-Go-Lucky (2008) Director
- Welcome to Hollywood (2000) as Mike Leigh
- Mr. Turner (2014) Director
- All or Nothing (2002) Director
- Vera Drake (2004) Writer
- Topsy-Turvy (1999) Writer
- Reel Britannia (2022) as Self
- Another Year (2010) Director
- Hard Truths (2024) Director
- Peterloo (2018) Writer
- What Is Cinema? (2013) as Self
- West 11 (1963) Cast
- Meantime (1983) Writer
- Life Is Sweet (1991) Director
- High Hopes (1989) Director
- Inside the Golden Statue (1998) as Self
- Vittorio D. (2009) as Self
- Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light (2016) as Self
- Cannes Uncut (2023) as Self
- Career Girls (1997) Writer
- Mike Leigh: Making Plays (1982) as Self
- Bleak Moments (1971) Director
- Grown-Ups (1980) Director
- Cinema16: British Short Films (2003) Director
- A Running Jump (2012) Director
- Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright (1993) Director
- Hard Labour (1973) Director
- The One and Only Mike Leigh (2014) as Self
- Nuts in May (1976) Writer
- The Short & Curlies (1987) Director
- Four Days in July (1984) Director
- Why Are We (Not) Creative? (2021) as Self
- Who's Who (1979) Director
- In Confidence (2010) Cast
- Two Left Feet (1963) as Jim
- Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain (2025) as Self
- A Sense of History (1992) Director
- Home Sweet Home (1982) Director
- The Kiss of Death (1977) Director
- Drama Out of a Crisis: A Celebration of Play for Today (2020) as Self – Filmmaker
- Her Name Was Moviola (2024) as Self
- Scenes from A Separation (2018) as Self
- Looking for Truffaut (2009) as Self
- Citizen B (2025) as Self
- A Light Snack (1982) Director
- Probation (1982) Director
- Abigail's Party (1977) Director
- The Pirates of Penzance (2015) Production Director
- The Permissive Society (1975) Director
- Five-Minute Films (1982) Director
- All About 'Abigail's Party' (2007) as Self
- Old Chums (1982) Director
- Afternoon (1982) Director
- Untitled 13 Cast
- Untitled Mike Leigh Film Director
- Mike Leigh: The Conversation (2000) as Self - Interviewee
- The Party (2009) Writer
- A Mug's Game? (1973) Writer
- The Birth of the Goalie of the 2001 F.A. Cup Final (1982) Director
- Shuttlecock (1976) Title Designer
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Where can I watch Mike Leigh films in the UK?
Mike Leigh's films and TV shows are available across UK streaming services. Click any title in the filmography below to see exactly which UK service has it — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, ITVX, NOW, Sky, MUBI and more — updated daily.
What are Mike Leigh's most popular films?
Most-watched Mike Leigh films currently: Naked (1993), Secrets & Lies (1996), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Welcome to Hollywood (2000), Mr. Turner (2014).
What TV shows has Mike Leigh appeared in?
Selected TV credits: Play for Today (1970), Playhouse (1974), The One Show (2006), Omnibus (1967), The Oscars (1953).
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