Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.
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Contemporary, classical in form, earnest and prestige.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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Cast
- Kierston WareingAngie
- Juliet EllisRose
- Lesław ŻurekKarol
- Colin CaughlinGeoff
- Joe SiffleetJamie
- Frank GilhooleyDerek
- Davoud RastgouMahmoud
- David DoyleTony
- Raymond MearnsAndy
- Maggie RussellCathy
Crew
- Ken LoachDirector
- Paul LavertyScreenplay
- Nigel WilloughbyDirector of Photography
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Jonathan MorrisEditor
- Rebecca O'BrienProducer
- Liza MarshallProducer
- Ken LoachProducer
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