Dirty Filthy Love (2004 Adrian Shergold)

Written by Jeff Pope (Cilla, Philomena, Mrs Biggs, The Fattest Man in Britain) and OCD sufferer Ian Pulston-Davies (also a TV actor). Michael Sheen and Shirley Henderson are terrific, as is David Odd's cinema verité camerawork. I think Henderson has difficulty with casting, and Sheen hasn't yet found the Oscar-winning part (he was BAFTA TV nominated for this, but lost to Ryhs Ifans in Not Only But Always, and was up against Cumberbatch and Mark Strong!) Martin Phipps' music also very important. (He wrote the brilliant War and Peace score, The Honorable Woman and The Shadow Line, The Line of Beauty.)

With Adrian Bower, Claudie Blakely, Anastasia Griffith, Anton Lesser. It's a funny and moving piece. There's something about Sheen's face when ticking or barking that is sort of funny, but breaks your heart at the same time.