

October 16, 1983
1h 47m
EN
Mike Leigh
A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Phil Daniels
Mark

Tim Roth
Colin

Jeffrey Robert
Frank

Pam Ferris


Mike Leigh
106
Mavis

Gary Oldman
Coxy

Marion Bailey
Barbara

Alfred Molina
John

Tilly Vosburgh
Haley

Leila Bertrand
Hayley's Friend

Hepburn Graham
Boyfriend
Central Independent Television
GB