High Hopes (1989)
Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.
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Phil Davis
as Cyril Bender
as Cyril Bender
Ruth Sheen
as Shirley
as Shirley
Edna Doré
as Mrs Bender
as Mrs Bender
Philip Jackson
as Martin Burke
as Martin Burke
Heather Tobias
as Valerie
as Valerie
Lesley Manville
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
as Lætitia Boothe-Brain
David Bamber
as Rupert Boothe-Brain
as Rupert Boothe-Brain
Cheryl Prime
as Martin's Girlfriend
as Martin's Girlfriend
Judith Scott
as Suzi
as Suzi
Jason Watkins
as Wayne
as Wayne
Diane-Louise Jordan
as Chemist Shop Assistant
as Chemist Shop Assistant
Linda Beckett
as Receptionist
as Receptionist
Ali
as Baby
as Baby
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Mike Leigh
Director
Director
Mike Leigh
Writer
Writer
Steve Wheeler
Standby Property Master
Standby Property Master
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Tom Donald
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Roger Pratt
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Simon Fulford
Focus Puller
Focus Puller
Graham Martyr
Clapper Loader
Clapper Loader
John Etherington
Grip
Grip
Billy McCarthy
Sound Mixer
Sound Mixer
George Richards
Boom Operator
Boom Operator
Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Miri Ben-Schlomo
Hairdresser
Hairdresser
Andrew Rothschild
Art Direction
Art Direction
Shirley Spriggs
Construction Buyer
Construction Buyer
Anthony Black
Wardrobe Supervisor
Wardrobe Supervisor
Debbie Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Wardrobe Assistant
Andrew McClelland
First Assistant Editor
First Assistant Editor
Steve Evans
Assistant Editor
Assistant Editor
Peter Joly
Sound Editor
Sound Editor
Paul Newson
Assistant Sound Editor
Assistant Sound Editor
Chris Allies
Title Designer
Title Designer
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Caroline Hill
Production Manager
Production Manager
Sue Hayes
Unit Manager
Unit Manager
Micky Moynihan
Location Manager
Location Manager
Howard Arundel
First Assistant Director
First Assistant Director
Marc Munden
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
David Carrigan
Third Assistant Director
Third Assistant Director
Dom Shaw
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Sue Whatmough
Casting Director
Casting Director
Britt Harrison
Production Coordinator
Production Coordinator
Claudine Aidenbaum
Producer's Assistant
Producer's Assistant
John Paul Chapple
Production Executive
Production Executive
Graham Broadbent
Production Runner
Production Runner
Ted Read
Gaffer
Gaffer
Peter Lamb
Best Boy Lighting Technician
Best Boy Lighting Technician
Bob Wilcox
Generator Operator
Generator Operator
Vernon Connolly
Electrician
Electrician
Barry Read
Electrician
Electrician
Dave Pearce
Construction Manager
Construction Manager
Les Benson
Property Master
Property Master
Eric Strange
Dressing Prop
Dressing Prop
Barry Arnold
Standby Property Master
Standby Property Master
Perry Bell
Painter
Painter
Colin Brooks
Painter
Painter
Robin Heinson
Standby Painter
Standby Painter
Malcolm Roberts
Standby Carpenter
Standby Carpenter
Tony Rubini
Standby Rigger
Standby Rigger
Colin Smith
Other
Other
Lucy Bristow
Camera Trainee
Camera Trainee
Peter Murphy
Sound Assistant
Sound Assistant
Maddy Hall
Other
Other
John Sivers
Accounting Supervisor
Accounting Supervisor
Pat Howell
Production Accountant
Production Accountant
Mike D'Silva
Accountant
Accountant
Chris Streeter
Driver
Driver
Richard Booz
Transportation Captain
Transportation Captain
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Frank O'Connor
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Producer
Victor Glynn
Producer
Producer
Jon Gregory
Editor
Editor
Diana Charnley
Production Design
Production Design
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Costume Design
Morag Ross
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
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