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The Girl in the Café is a British made-for-television drama film directed by David Yates, written by Richard Curtis and produced by Hilary Bevan Jones. The film is produced by the independent production company Tightrope Pictures and was originally screened on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 25 June 2005. It was also shown in the United States on cable television station Home Box Office on the same day. Bill Nighy portrays the character of Lawrence, with Kelly Macdonald portraying Gina. Nighy and Macdonald had previously starred together in the 2003 BBC serial State of Play, which was also directed by Yates and produced by Bevan-Jones. The Girl in the Café's casting director is Fiona Weir who, at the time, was also the casting director for the Harry Potter films, the last four of which Yates directed.
Original Release
06/25/2005
US Release
06/25/2005
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Bill Nighy | Lawrence |
Kelly MacDonald | Gina |
Meneka Das | Sunita |
Anton Lesser | George |
Paul Ritter | Robert |
Ken Stott | Chancellor |
Federico Zanni | Italian Waiter |
Penny Downie | Ruth |
Damon Younger | Hotel Receptionist |
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir | Assistant Receptionist |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Bill Nighy | Lawrence |
Kelly MacDonald | Gina |
Meneka Das | Sunita |
Anton Lesser | George |
Paul Ritter | Robert |
Ken Stott | Chancellor |
Federico Zanni | Italian Waiter |
Penny Downie | Ruth |
Damon Younger | Hotel Receptionist |
Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir | Assistant Receptionist |
Marit Velle Kile | Waitress |
Philippe De Grossouvre | French Delegate |
Louisa Bojesen | CNBC Newscaster |
Christian Rubeck | German Senior Advisor |
Toshie Ogura | Japanese Delegate |
Martin McDougall | American Senior Adviser / American Senior Advisor |
Corin Redgrave | Prime Minister |
Wolf Kahler | Herr Gerhardt |
Madeleine Potter | Secretary of the Treasure / Secretary of the Treasury |
Alysha Westlake | G8 Delegate |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Abbott | Executive Producer |
Richard Curtis | Executive Producer |
Julie Gardner | Executive Producer |
Robert Velo | Executive Producer |
Hilary Bevan Jones | Producer |
Chris Thompson | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries, or Movie | Nominated |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special | Nominated |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Nominated |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie | Nominated |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie | Won |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Made for Television Movie | Won |
2006 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special | Won |