Meantime (1983)
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.
Director: Mike Leigh
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Phil Daniels as Mark |
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Tim Roth as Colin |
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Jeffrey Robert as Frank |
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Pam Ferris as Mavis |
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Gary Oldman as Coxy |
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Marion Bailey as Barbara |
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Alfred Molina as John |
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Tilly Vosburgh as Haley |
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Leila Bertrand as Hayley's Friend |
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Hepburn Graham as Boyfriend |
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Peter Wight as Estate Manager |
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Eileen Davies as Unemployment Benefit Clerk |
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Herbert Norville as Man in Pub |
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Brian Hoskin as Barman |
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Paul Daly as Rusty |
| Writing | Mike Leigh | Writer |
| Editing | Lesley Walker | Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Dickson | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mike Leigh | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Gibson | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Camera | Roger Pratt | Director of Photography |
| Production | Graham Benson | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Hemming | Costume Design |
| Art | Dave Newton | Property Master |
| Art | Steve Wheeler | Props |
| Crew | Steve Ede | Carpenter |
| Production | Neil Chaplin | Production Accountant |
| Directing | Steve Finn | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Sue Whatmough | Casting Director |
| Art | Mon Mohan | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Joanna Campling | Unit Publicist |
| Camera | Ed Buziak | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Ted Read | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Roger Bonnici | Electrician |
| Lighting | John Cantwell | Electrician |
| Art | Chris Seagers | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Charles Ware | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Joly | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Toby Reisz | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Editing | Jeremy Hume | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Pyke | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Brian Herlihy | Focus Puller |
| Sound | Mike Shoring | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Eddie Dougall | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Adam Walton | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | John Abrahams | Grip |
| Production | Vivien Pottersman | Production Manager |
| Directing | Chris Rose | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Continuity |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandra Shepherd | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Malcolm Hirst | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Diana Charnley | Art Direction |
