Like Father (2001)
The last pits have closed, the redundancy money has been spent and a family is in crisis. 70 year old pigeon man Arthur Elliott is losing his allotment to the local authority’s coastal redevelopment scheme. Working as a trumpeter, teacher, club singer and club act agent, his son, 40 year old ex-miner Joe can just about scrape a living, but his marriage is breaking up. 10 year old Michael is left to grapple with his own realities as coalfield culture begins to disintegrate. Three generations struggle to come to terms with the past and find the ties that still bind them; three worlds unfold against the rich and extraordinary backdrop of East Durham.
Directors: Ellin Hare, Murray Martin, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen, Richard Grassick.
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Ned Kelly as Arthur Elliott |
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Jonathon Dent as Michael Elliott |
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Joe Armstrong as Joe Elliott |
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John Reid as John |
| Directing | Ellin Hare | Director |
| Directing | Murray Martin | Director |
| Directing | Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen | Director |
| Writing | Richard Grassick | Writer |
| Directing | Richard Grassick | Director |
| Sound | Joe Armstrong | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tessa Ross | Executive Producer |
