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Birthday Girl

IMDb ID: tt0346621 · Year: 2002 · Rating: 6.5 (30 votes)

Genres: Drama

Friends gather for a leukemia patient's (Sarah Lancashire) birthday.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: Birthday Girl
United Kingdom: Birthday Girl
Worldwide: Beating Jesus
Brazil: Desafiando a Vida (cable TV title)
Germany: Nadia (Alternative Title)
Hungary: Túlélni Jézust
Túlélni Jézust
Release Date2002-12-22Runtime120 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishProduction CompaniesYorkshire Television (YTV)IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346621/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0346621.jpgUpdated At2026-02-12T18:00:38

Stars

Sarah Lancashire
Emma Fielding
Mina Anwar
Julia Ford
Ciarán McMenamin
Peter Gunn
Paul Higgins
Christine Mackie
Michael J. Jackson
Ruth Holden

Directors

Morag Fullarton

Writers

Jonathan Harvey

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Sarah Lancashire | Character: Rachel Jones
Actor: Emma Fielding | Character: Tracey Jones
Actor: Mina Anwar | Character: Nina Kapoor
Actor: Julia Ford | Character: Karen
Actor: Ciarán McMenamin | Character: Donal
Actor: Peter Gunn | Character: Charlie Boyd
Actor: Paul Higgins | Character: Drew
Actor: Christine Mackie | Character: Dr. Kate Morris
Actor: Michael J. Jackson | Character: Noddy
Actor: Ruth Holden | Character: Doreen Jones
Actor: Scott Taylor | Character: Peter
Actor: Beatrice Kelley | Character: Dulcie
Actor: Jean Stevens | Character: Maureen
Actor: Jennifer Metcalfe | Character: Keeley
Actor: Matthew McNulty | Character: Justin
Actor: Siobhan Quinn | Character: Elizabeth
Actor: Adil Hussain | Character: Daljit
Actor: Rico Henshion | Character: Bashir

[Directors Group]
Name: Morag Fullarton | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Jonathan Harvey | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Morag Fullarton | Role: Producer
Name: David Noble | Role: Producer
Name: Carolyn Reynolds | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Ricky Ross | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Grant Cameron | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Anthony Ham | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sue Jackson | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Paul Laugier | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: David Bowes | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Jenny Holden-Stokes | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Ann Iveson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Marcus Wilson | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Melanie Livermore | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Chris Atkinson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Helen Dickson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adam Severs | Role: Sound Department
Name: Richard Skelton | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Joe Blackwell | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Terry Pate | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Phil Whittaker | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Mandy Miller | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Howard Ella | Role: Location Management
Name: Karen Milner | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Randy Spendlove | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Kevin Scarrott | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Carla Self | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346621/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Germany: August 29, 2002
United Kingdom: December 22, 2002
Hungary: May 30, 2004
Australia: February 2, 2005

Awards

No awards or nominations listed on IMDb.

Box Office

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