Top billed cast

1. 

   Bruce Jones

   Bob

2. 

   Julie Brown

   Anne

3. 

   Gemma Phoenix

   Coleen

4. 

   Ricky Tomlinson

   Tommy

5. 

   Tom Hickey

   Father Barry

6. 

   Mike Fallon

   Jimmy

7. 

   Ronnie Ravey

   Butcher

8. 

   Lee Brennan

   Irishman

9. 

   Karen Henthorn

   Young Mother

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Reviews

A review by Peter McGinn

Written by Peter McGinn on 2023-05-18

I watched this to see Bruce Jones in it, who I know from long ago Coronation Street. He performed well with a limiting script. I mean, there was plenty of emotional highs and lows for him to strut his stuff, but the plot seemed weak and fell back on stereotypes. I had trouble with his being too proud to accept charity but he has no qualms about breaking the law. Do those two standards really fit with each other? I was poor for several years as a young adult and never came close to that sort of reasoning.

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• communion dress
• priest
• working class
• catholic
• unemployment
• manchester