For 13 year N has been at a psychiatric day hospital in London, her sole ambition is never to leave. A turning point in her life arrives in a new patient, the glamorous Poppy Shakespeare who insists she’s not mad. Poppy is desperate to get out and a baffled N reluctantly agrees to help her. The pair soon realise that they’re trapped in a crazy upside-down world, where nothing turns out to be quite what it seems and a curious friendship develops., Poppy Shakespeare is a funny, original and moving drama taking a candid look at life from the perspective of a patient on the psychiatric ward of a north London day hospital, based on the best-selling novel by Clare Allan, and from the producers of Film4’s Oscar-winning The Last King of Scotland . Naomie Harris ( Pirates of the Caribbean, Miami Vice, White Teeth ) stars as Poppy Shakespeare, a new and worryingly sane patient who arrives at a north London psychiatric ward dressed up to the nines, insisting that she is not mentally ill. Poppy Shakespeare is told through the eyes of N (BAFTA Award-winner Anna Maxwell Martin – Becoming Jane, Bleak House ), a 13-year veteran of the hospital and self-confessed “dribbler”, who severed links with the outside world many years ago, and has since made it her sole ambition never to be released. An unlikely friendship blossoms between the pair when N is charged with looking after the new arrival. Although she cannot understand why Poppy is unhappy attending the ward, N agrees to help her make a break for freedom. To qualify for release they must first prove that Poppy isn’t mad, but soon find themselves in a catch-22 situation: to prove she is sane she must pretend to be mad., A long-time mental patient (Anna Maxwell Martin) who hopes to never be released from a London psychiatric hospital strikes up an unlikely friendship with a new arrival (Naomie Harris), a glamorous ad-agency worker who doesn’t appear to be the least bit insane. Kolade Agboke, Josef Altin. Directed by Benjamin Ross., Adapted from the best-selling novel by author Clare Allan, director Benjamin Ross’ made for television drama follows the unlikely friendship between a psychiatric patient who lives to sponge off the system, and the newly arrived patient who causes her to question everything she ever thought she knew. N (Anna Maxwell Martin) has spent the last thirteen years living in a North London psychiatric ward, and she’d do it all over again if given the opportunity. She’s made it her mission in life never to be released, and she’s willing to do whatever it takes to remain institutionalized for life. Her life is changed forever with the sudden appearance of a new patient named Poppy Shakespeare (Naomie Harris), an elegant yet temperamental woman who insists that she isn’t insane. But while N can’t quite understand Poppy’s reasons for wanting to escape the mental ward, she’s more than happy to help her new friend try. The only problem now is that in order for Poppy to qualify for release, N must help prove that she’s not insane. . . but how does one go about proving their sanity when in order to do so they must first appear to be mad?, An unlikely friendship blossoms between two mental patients at a North London psychiatric hospital. One has been a long-time inhabitant, the other is a newcomer.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Poppy Shakespeare ” ?
A: The main cast includes Naomie Harris,Anna Maxwell-Martin,Tessa Peake-Jones,Kolade Agboke,Josef Altin,Adrian Scarborough,Claire Benedict,Nicholas Beveney,Janine Birkett,Marie Critchley,Jonathan Cullen,Michelle Dockery,Darrell D’Silva,Gerard Fletcher,Kerry Godliman,Anne Hornby,Simon Kunz,PennyLayden,Bruce MacLeod,Cathy Murphy,Danny Cohen,Sarah Williams,Clare Allan,David Charap.
Q: When Did the “Poppy Shakespeare” Released?
A: The Movie “Poppy Shakespeare” originally aired on 2008-07-22 and released in the year of 2008.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Poppy Shakespeare” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Poppy Shakespeare” ?
A: “Poppy Shakespeare” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
