Released:
1983-10-16

Overview:
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.

Director:
Mike Leigh

Runtime:
1h 47min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Phil Daniels
  as
  Mark
• 
  Tim Roth
  as
  Colin
• 
  Jeffrey Robert
  as
  Frank
• 
  Pam Ferris
  as
  Mavis
• 
  Gary Oldman
  as
  Coxy