Mr Burton (CTC)

The true story of the relationship between Port Talbot schoolmaster Philip Burton and a wild young schoolboy called Richard Jenkins, the son of a wayward drunk, who would become the biggest start Wales has ever produced, Richard Burton.

Richard dreamed of becoming an actor, but his ambitions were in danger of being derailed by a combination of family trouble, the pressure of war, and his own lack of discipline. Mr. Burton recognised the raw talent in his pupil, becoming his tutor, strict taskmaster and eventually his adoptive father.

Cast: Toby Jones, Lesley Manville, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Aneurin Barnard, Harry Lawtey, Richard Elfyn, Steffan Rhodri, Daniel Evans, Hannah New, Carys Bowkett

Director: Marc Evans

★★★★ "[a] tender tale of Richard Burton and his teacher" TIMES UK

★★★★ "Marc Evans’s film is a lovely thing...Toby Jones and Leslie Manville are predictably excellent." IRISH TIMES

★★★★ "an absorbing drama" RADIO TIMES