Dirty Filthy Love (2004)

Directed by

Adrian Shergold

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An architect struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder and Tourette syndrome, which disrupts his work and personal relationships. The story follows his attempts to manage his condition and find connection with others.

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What happens

Dirty Filthy Love is a British single television drama starring Michael Sheen as an architect living with obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette syndrome. Directed by Adrian Shergold, the film was first broadcast by ITV on 26 September 2004. It was written by Jeff Pope and Ian Puleston-Davies, who has OCD himself. In addition to Michael Sheen, the cast features Shirley Henderson, Anastasia Griffith, Adrian Bower and Claudie Blakley. Sheen's performance was recognised with a Best Actor nomination at the 2005 British Academy Television Awards and both he and Henderson were nominees for 2005 Royal Television Society Awards. Dirty Filthy Love won the Best Single Drama category at the RTS Awards. It was released on DVD in the United States in 2005 by Hart Sharp Video in association with The Sundance Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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