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.
Cast
Phil Daniels
Mark
Tim Roth
Colin
Jeffrey Robert
Frank
Pam Ferris
Mavis
Gary Oldman
Coxy
Marion Bailey
Barbara
Alfred Molina
John
Tilly Vosburgh
Haley
Leila Bertrand
Hayley's Friend
Hepburn Graham
Boyfriend
Peter Wight
Estate Manager
Eileen Davies
Unemployment Benefit Clerk
Herbert Norville
Man in Pub
Brian Hoskin
Barman
Paul Daly
Rusty
Crew
Mike Leigh
Director, Writer
Lesley Walker
Editor
Jeremy Hume
Assistant Editor
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Chris Rose
First Assistant Director
Steve Finn
Second Assistant Director
Graham Benson
Producer
Sue Whatmough
Casting Director
Sue Gibson
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Sandra Shepherd
Makeup Artist
Chris Seagers
Assistant Art Director
Charles Ware
Sound Editor
Peter Joly
Assistant Sound Editor
Toby Reisz
Assistant Sound Editor
Trevor Pyke
Sound Mixer
Malcolm Hirst
Sound Recordist
Mike Shoring
Boom Operator
Eddie Dougall
Boom Operator
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
Neil Chaplin
Production Accountant
Steve Wheeler
Props
Ed Buziak
Still Photographer
Roger Bonnici
Electrician
John Cantwell
Electrician
Steve Ede
Carpenter
Dave Newton
Property Master
Adam Walton
Clapper Loader
Heather Storr
Continuity
John Abrahams
Grip
Ted Read
Gaffer
Vivien Pottersman
Production Manager
Brian Herlihy
Focus Puller
Joanna Campling
Unit Publicist
Diana Charnley
Art Direction
Mon Mohan
Graphic Designer
