Housewife, 49 (2006)
Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join the troops - provoking a painful confrontation with her husband Will.
Director: Gavin Millar
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Victoria Wood as Nella Last |
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David Threlfall as Will Last |
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Ben Crompton as Arthur Last |
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Christopher Harper as Cliff Last |
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Stephanie Cole as Mrs Waite |
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Marcia Warren as Mrs Lord |
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Sylvestra Le Touzel as Mrs Lynch |
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Lorraine Ashbourne as Dot |
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Jason Watkins as Dr Roger Brierley |
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Daisy Haggard as Jill |
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Wendy Nottingham as Miss Finch |
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Dorothy Atkinson as Mrs Mac |
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Sally Bankes as Mrs Whittaker |
| Directing | Gavin Millar | Director |
| Writing | Victoria Wood | Writer |
| Sound | John Lunn | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Cinders Forshaw | Director of Photography |