Penny works at a supermarket and Phil is a gentle taxi-driver. Penny’s love for Phil has run dry and they lead joyless lives with their two children, Rachel, a cleaner, and Rory, who is unemployed and aggressive.
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Earnest, contemporary, contemplative and prestige.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- contemplativerelentless
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Timothy SpallPhil
- Lesley ManvillePenny
- Alison GarlandRachel
- James CordenRory
- Ruth SheenMaureen
- Helen CokerDonna
- Sally HawkinsSamantha
- Daniel MaysJason
- Marion BaileyCarol
- Paul JessonRon
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- Mike LeighDirector
- Mike LeighWriter
- Dick PopeDirector of Photography
- Andrew DicksonOriginal Music Composer
- Lesley WalkerEditor
- Simon Channing WilliamsProducer
- Alain SardeProducer
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