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Meantime (1983)

Oct 16, 1983 · 1h 47m

6.7/10 TMDB user score
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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.

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Top cast

  • Phil Daniels Phil Daniels Mark
  • Tim Roth Tim Roth Colin
  • Jeffrey Robert Frank
  • Pam Ferris Pam Ferris Mavis
  • Gary Oldman Gary Oldman Coxy
  • Marion Bailey Marion Bailey Barbara
  • Alfred Molina Alfred Molina John
  • Tilly Vosburgh Tilly Vosburgh Haley
  • Leila Bertrand Hayley's Friend
  • Hepburn Graham Hepburn Graham Boyfriend
  • Peter Wight Peter Wight Estate Manager
  • Eileen Davies Eileen Davies Unemployment Benefit Clerk
  • Herbert Norville Herbert Norville Man in Pub
  • Brian Hoskin Barman
  • Paul Daly Rusty

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