A Good Thief (2002)
Rita witnesses a murder, and believing she and her family are now in danger, she goes on the run with her daughter Leah and her elderly neighbour Lizzie. In hiding from the police and the villains, Rita resorts to shoplifting in order to survive.
Director: Douglas Mackinnon
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Kay Mellor as Rita Pickering |
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Liz Smith as Lizzie |
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Angel Coulby as Leah Pickering |
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Burn Gorman as DC Fairchild |
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Terence Harvey as Ivor Thackery |
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Paul Gibbons as Anton |
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Naomi Radcliffe as Joanne |
| Directing | Douglas Mackinnon | Director |
| Writing | Kay Mellor | Writer |