Educating Rita reprised her radio and Menier Chocolate Factory performance as Rita, and Frank was played by renowned actor Tim Pigott-Smith. Like the Willy Russell season at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the production ran in repertory alongside "Shirley Valentine" starring Meera Syal. A UK tour played in 2012, starring Claire Sweeney and Matthew Kelly as Rita and Frank respectively. A 35th anniversary production was staged at Liverpool Playhouse from 6 February to 7 March 2015, starring Leanne Best as Rita and Con O'Neill as Frank, directed by Gemma Bodinetz. The same year the Chichester Festival staged a production with Lenny Henry and
Cindy Valentine and "Laverne & Shirley"), and her hit single "Pickup The Pieces (To My Heart)" appears in the film "" (1991). For much of the 1990s into 2003, Valentine worked behind the scenes in film and television, as a composer and musician. Composer Dominic Messinger and Valentine teamed in 1997, with credited works for the sequel to Mickey Rourke's "Another 9 1/2 Weeks", and the television series "As the World Turns" and "Sirens". Since 2000, Valentine has involved herself with horror, documentary and art genre films, such as the critically acclaimed "" (2008) and is credited as Producer on "Ruth" (2000)