Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Dek, een fatsoenlijke maar ietwat saaie man, geniet van een gelukkig bestaan met geliefde vriendin Shirley. Ze wonen samen met haar 12-jarige Marlene: haar dochter van de delinquent Jimmy, die jaren geleden uit het kippenhok vloog en sindsdien niets meer heeft vernomen. Dek houdt zoveel van Shirley dat hij haar op de nationale televisie ten huwelijk vraagt.
Regiseur: Shane Meadows
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Robert Carlyle as Jimmy |
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Rhys Ifans as Dek |
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Shirley Henderson as Shirley |
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Kathy Burke as Carol |
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Ricky Tomlinson as Charlie |
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Finn Atkins as Marlene |
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James Cosmo as Billy |
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David McKay as Dougy |
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Anthony Strachan as Jumbo |
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Andrew Shim as Donut |
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Kelly Thresher as Donna |
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Eliot Otis Brown Walters as Lake |
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Ryan Bruce as Emerson |
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Vic Reeves as Clown |
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Bob Mortimer as Clown |
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Vanessa Feltz as Herself |
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Ladene Hall as Bingo Woman |
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Shane Meadows as Bingo Caller |
| Directing | Shane Meadows | Director |
| Writing | Paul Fraser | Writer |
| Writing | Shane Meadows | Writer |
| Sound | Colin Nicolson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | John Lunn | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Andrea Calderwood | Producer |
| Production | Hanno Huth | Executive Producer |
| Production | Louise Knight | Co-Producer |
| Production | Paul Trijbits | Executive Producer |
| Production | Paul Webster | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Peter Beston | Editor |
| Editing | Trevor Waite | Editor |
| Art | Crispian Sallis | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Fraser-Paye | Costume Design |
| Camera | Brian Tufano | Director of Photography |