Leigh does Gilbert and Sullivan

It is hard to believe that the man who penned the lyrics to the musical comedies H.M.S Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance was, in fact, manic depressive and seemingly stern. Also incredulous is the fact that his well-respected partner, who scored the musicals, was a raunchy, fun-loving man. Such were the revelations revealed through director/writer Mike Leigh's Topsy-Turvy, a dramatic biographical film about the famous British musical duo Gilbert and Sullivan.