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7.1/10 • 88

1989-01-131h 48m

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Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.

Directors
Mike Leigh
Writters
Mike Leigh
Editors
Mike Leigh, Jon Gregory

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  1. Phil Davis

    Phil Davis

    Cyril Bender

  2. Ruth Sheen

    Ruth Sheen

    Shirley

  3. Edna Doré

    Edna Doré

    Mrs Bender

  4. Philip Jackson

    Philip Jackson

    Martin Burke

  5. Heather Tobias

    Heather Tobias

    Valerie

  6. Lesley Manville

    Lesley Manville

    Lætitia Boothe-Brain

  7. David Bamber

    David Bamber

    Rupert Boothe-Brain

  8. Cheryl Prime

    Cheryl Prime

    Martin's Girlfriend

  9. Judith Scott

    Judith Scott

    Suzi

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
--
Revenue
$1,192,322.00
Keywords
london, englandworking classclass differencesfamilyelderly lady