Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their problems with 'yuppies' moving into the neighbourhood and outpricing them, and the advent of Cyril's ageing mother's seventieth birthday.
Directed by: Mike Leigh
Written by: Mike Leigh
Music by: Andrew Dickson
Starring: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré, Philip Jackson, Heather Tobias, Lesley Manville, David Bamber, Cheryl Prime, Judith Scott, Jason Watkins
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1989-01-13
Runtime: 108 minutes
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