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.
Credits
High Hopes Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Lesley Manville
She was 32, now 68 years old
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as Laetitia Boothe-Brain |
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David Bamber
He was 34, now 70 years old
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as Rupert Boothe-Braine |
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Ruth Sheen
She was 37, now 72 years old
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as Shirley |
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Philip Jackson
He was 40, now 76 years old
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as Martin Burke |
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Edna Doré
She was 67, 92 years old when she died
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as Mrs. Bender |
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Phil Davis
He was 35, now 71 years old
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as Cyril Bender |
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Linda Beckett
She was 40, now 76 years old
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as Receptionist |
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Jason Watkins
He was 22, now 58 years old
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as Wayne |
High Hopes Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Lindy Hemming as Costume Design. She was 40 (now 76) years old
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Costume & Make-Up |
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Jon Gregory as Editor. He was 10 (now 24) years old
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Editing |
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Simon Channing Williams as Producer. He was 43 (63) years old when He died
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Production |
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Roger Pratt as Cinematography. He was 41 (now 77) years old
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Crew |
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Mike Leigh as Director. He was 46 (now 81) years old
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Directing |
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Mike Leigh as Writer. He was 46 (now 81) years old
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Writing |
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Andrew Dickson as Music. He was 44 (now 79) years old
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Sound |
