Peekaboo - coming soon

Starring Lesley Sharp and Shaun Dooley

The gift of life gets taken back but the love goes on and on.

Emily and Andy have been trying to have a baby for years.  After a series of pregnancies ending in stillbirth, their world is torn apart by grief. Emily suffers a breakdown, which has devastating consequences. Andy tries to guide Emily through this difficult time, whilst trying not to fall apart himself. Will their relationship be strong enough to survive?

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Watch the Peekaboo trailer here:

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Lead Roles for Peekaboo

I am delighted to announce that we have cast two of Britains finest actors in the lead roles for Peekaboo. Lesley Sharp takes on the lead role of Emily, and Shaun Dooley takes the role of Andy.

Lesley Sharp

Lesley Sharp is one of Britain's finest actresses. She has won countless awards for her work on television, and in film and theatre, including being nominated for a BAFTA for the role of Jean in The Full Monty. Lesley’s other
films have included Vera Drake, Naked and Rita, Sue and Bob too.

Lesley is a very familiar face on television. She played Trudy Graham in Clocking Off, for which she was nominated for the RTS northwest Best Actress award. She also played Rose Cooper in Bob and Rose, and Alison Mundy in Afterlife, again winning many awards and another BAFTA nomination. She is currently appearing in television in two new drama's, The Shadow Line and Scott and Bailey.

In theatre, Lesley has played a vast array of wonderful roles including the title role in Harper Regan at the National Theatre, for which she was nominated for the Evening Standard Best Actress award. She has also played Sonya in Uncle Vanya, Dull Gret in Topgirls and Roxanna in Playing with Trains for the RSC, amongst many others.

Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley is a very experienced and popular award winning actor with many years of experience in film, television and theatre, playing a whole range of roles in many wonderful productions.

His film work includes the lead role of Richard Lee in the brand new feature film Kandahar Break directed by David Whitney for Mill House Films. He also played Corporal Gant in Mark of Cain, directed by Marc Munden for which he won the Royal Television Society North award for Best Actor. He also played Dick Alderman in the Red Riding Trilogy for Revolution Films.

On television Shaun is very well known for his roles as Eddie in Married, Single, Other, Richie Fitzgerald in Coronation Street, Reverend Tom Stuart in Eastenders and Detective Inspector Adam Tranfield in Silent Witness as well as countless other TV roles. He recently appeared in two new drama's, South Riding and Exile. Shaun has a long history of theatre and radio roles including Valentin in Kiss of the Spider Woman at Notthingham Playhouse and Phil in Brassed Off at the National Theatre.

Sponsoring Peekaboo

There are several different ways in which to support us in the making of Peekaboo. We need your help however small.

Visit the Peekaboo sponsorship page for more information.

A Child that loses a parent is an orphan.
A Man who loses his wife is a widower.
A Woman who loses her husband is a widow.
There is no name for parent that loses a child,
For there is no word to describe the pain...