Peggy Su!


Peggy Su! is a 1998 film written by Anglo-Chinese playwright Kevin Wong, directed by Frances-Anne Solomon and starring Pamela Oei. His own experience and background being the son of Chinese immigrants working in the laundry business was used. It was directed by Trinidadian Frances-Anne Solomon who had previously worked on What My Mother Told Me in 1994 and Bideshi in 1996.

About the film

This romantic comedy set in Liverpool in 1962. It is about the Chinese community there and 19-year-old Peggy who lives above a family laundry business with her brother and his wife. it centers on Peggy her attempts to find a husband and also her coping with the changing times in the early 1960s.
The film has the distinction of being the first feature film to receive National Lottery funding. It was joint funded with the BBC. It was distributed by BBC Worldwide.

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