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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

★ 6.1/10•2002•1h 44m•R•Romance•Comedy•Drama

Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.

Shane Meadows · Director

Paul Fraser · Writer

Shane Meadows · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 44m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 6, 2002

Actors

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Jimmy

Rhys Ifans

Rhys Ifans

Dek

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Shirley

Kathy Burke

Kathy Burke

Carol

Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson

Charlie

Finn Atkins

Finn Atkins

Marlene

James Cosmo

James Cosmo

Billy

David McKay

David McKay

Dougy

Anthony Strachan

Anthony Strachan

Jumbo

Andrew Shim

Andrew Shim

Donut

Kelly Thresher

Donna

Eliot Otis Brown Walters

Lake

Ryan Bruce

Emerson

Vic Reeves

Vic Reeves

Clown

Bob Mortimer

Bob Mortimer

Clown

Vanessa Feltz

Vanessa Feltz

Herself

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