How to Build a Girl (2020)
Overview
The journey of Midlands teenager Johanna Morrigan, who reinvents herself as Dolly Wilde: fast-talking, lady sex-adventurer, moves to London, and gets a job as music critic in the hope of saving her poverty stricken family in Wolverhampton. Based on Caitlin Moran's bestselling semi-autobiographical novel.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 6.834 |
Directed By
Coky Giedroyc
Crew
Gabby King
Alison Owen
Shaheen Baig
Coky Giedroyc
Gareth C. Scales
Caitlin Moran
Debra Hayward
Lia Buman
Bonnie-Chance Roberts
Michael S. Constable
Tim Headington
Oli Julian
Caitlin Moran
Sue Wyburgh
Emma Berkofsky
Zygi Kamasa
Amanda McArthur
Gary Dollner
Sue Bruce-Smith
Hubert Taczanowski
Sue Wyburgh
Daniel Battsek
Stephanie Collie
Caitlin Moran
Ollie Madden
Nick Angel
Emily Perry
Non Eleri Hughes
Sven Arnstein
Louisa Shanks
Filiz-Theres Erel
Jo Farrugia
Michelle Giovanni
Cecily Colahan
Susie Welstead
Robyn Henderson
Rachel Beaconsfield Press
Elaine Ford
Celia De La Hey
Neil Blakesley
Robert Haynes
Marvin Campbell
Beth Lewis
Hayley Clair Stewart
Neil Stoddart
Jess Waluga
Siobhán McGrath
Loren Filis
James Harrison
Kevin Foy
Johanna Elf
Rebecca Jempson
Chris Ulusele
Richard Swingle
Toby McKay
Lucy Bullen
Dave Reed
Mark Clementson
Russell MacLeod
Bea Millas
Jack Wren
Peter Pedrero
Paul Tomlinson
Annie Russell
Josie Forman
Andrew Mackie
Celia Linnett
John Reid
Ailsa Windsor
Felix Pickles
Kristin Davis
Taz Fairbanks
Russell Tann
Damian Smyth
Rob Entwistle
Stuart King
Adrian Sworn
Adrienne Taylor
Alice Sainsbury
Sascha Fromeyer
Zoe Flower
Brianna Cook
Andy Quinn
Sam Thompson
Laura MacGregor
Kallis Shamaris
Jamie Welsh
Rob Hughes
Pete Gates
Brian Gilligan
Simon Trundle
Carrie Rishel
Paul Hanks
TOP CAST
Beanie Feldstein
Johanna Morrigan
Paddy Considine
Pat Morrigan
Sarah Solemani
Angie Morrigan
Alfie Allen
John Kite
Frank Dillane
Tony Rich
Laurie Kynaston
Krissi Morrigan
Arinzé Kene
Kenny
Tadhg Murphy
Andy Rock
Ziggy Heath
Derby
Bobby Schofield
Pricey
Chris O'Dowd
Alan 'Wilko' Wilkinson
Joanna Scanlan
Mrs. Belling
Emma Thompson
Amanda
Dónal Finn
Karl Boden
Stellan Powell
Lupin Morrigan
Freya Perry
Morrigan Twin
Harper Perry
Morrigan Twin
Violet Amer
Morrigan Twin
Andi Oliver
Donna Summer
Michael Sheen
Sigmund Freud
Sue Perkins
Emily Bronte
Mel Giedroyc
Charlotte Bronte
Alexei Sayle
Karl Marx
Lily Allen
Elizabeth Taylor
Gemma Arterton
Maria Von Trapp
Jameela Jamil
Cleopatra
Lucy Punch
Sylvia Plath
Sharon Horgan
Jo March
Ralph Prosser
Lee Veltman
Johnny Mindlin
Sound Man
Samantha Morrish
Female TV Runner
Vicki Pepperdine
Smart DSS Woman
Patsy Ferran
Snow Pixie
Asheq Akhtar
Mr. Sanghera
Edward Bluemel
Strange Cases Manager
Hammed Animashaun
Ed Edwards
Tobi Bamtefa
Gig Doorman
Oliver Barrs
Hallows Drummer
Antony Somers
Press Officer
Bob Mortimer
Awards Host
Ciara May Wilson
Goth School Girl
John Peters
Cab Driver
Sonia Goswami
Pediatrician Alex Slade (uncredited)
Ryan Nolan
Damon Yardley (uncredited)
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