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27/11/1980 Drama, TV Movie 1h 33m
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Overview

Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hints that the couple would prefer to be left alone, until her presence finally goads them to action.

  1. Mike Leigh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Phil Davis

    Dick

  2. Brenda Blethyn

    Gloria

  3. Lesley Manville

    Mandy

  4. Sam Kelly

    Mr Butcher

  5. Lindsay Duncan

    Mrs Butcher

  6. Janine Duvitski

    Sharon

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn
Written by Peter McGinn on 2021-07-20
This is an early effort by Mike Leigh, a writer/director I really like. It seems to have been part of a BBC TV film series.

I can’t say enough about the acting up and down the cast list. Brenda Blethyn and Lesley Manviile did the same superlative job I would come to expect from them in later roles. And I guess Phil Davis must have done a great job also, for he made me dislike his character intensely, and later I realized I have enjoyed a lot of his later work.

Like with most of Mike Leigh’s family dramas, the story builds up to an emotional crisis point, and then settles back into a...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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