Abigail McKern

Acting

Abigail McKern

Born 1955-02-15 · Islington, London, England, UK

Acting credits

Lovely poster
NR

'Lovely' is a 12-minute comedy-drama set in a Cornish care home. It follows Penelope, a 67-year-old firecracker of a woman who, after five years of living with PSP, a rare degenerative illness, can no longer verbally communicate with those around her. So when Penelope is determined to go to the beach, her family’s attempts to understand her spiral into a hilarious series of misunderstandings. Although the challenging topic of terminal illness sits at the heart of the story, 'Lovely' celebrates the enduring power of family and the humour that can exist even in life’s most difficult moments.

Lovely

Ladies' Night poster
NR

A tradition-bound gentlemen's club is thrown into chaos when women are allowed in during "ladies' night." One member resents the intrusion of women so much, he resorts to murder.

Ladies' Night

1986

A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1992

Twelfth Night, or What You Will poster
7.4

The tale begins when a brother and sister are separated in a shipwreck, but survive to be washed up on the shore of Illyria. The sister, Viola, disguises herself as a man and takes service with Duke Orsino, who has fallen in love with Lady Olivia. Entrusted with pleading on her master's behalf, Viola is utterly disconcerted to find that Olivia has fallen in love with her. Thus begins the confusion of this delightful comedy.

Twelfth Night, or What You Will

1988

Cor, Blimey! poster
7.2

Dramatisation of the love affair between Sidney James and Barbara Windsor, played out against the backdrop of the 'Carry On' films during the 1960s and 1970s.

Cor, Blimey!

2000

Harnessing Peacocks poster
5.0

Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.

Harnessing Peacocks

1993

Raspberry Ripple poster
8.0

A clever paraplegic man, haunted by visions of imaginary gangsters, becomes desperate to leave the "cripple" facility he's stuck in. To get out, he must outwit the facility's matron and the constant surveillance of one of his fellows.

Raspberry Ripple

1986

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light poster
NR

In a remote village in Eastern Europe, around 1900, the young Motl Mendl is entranced by the flickering silent images on his father's cinematograph.

National Theatre Live: Travelling Light

2012

Married to a Paedophile poster
7.0

Each week over 100 wives learn that their husbands aren't all they seem, as police charge ever more men for having child sex images. This TV docudrama provides an insight into affected families' lives with actors lip-syncing real-life accounts.

Married to a Paedophile

2018