Cast
Marion Bailey 
Tim Roth 
Phil Daniels 
Pam Ferris Jeffrey Robert 
Alfred Molina
Credits
Written by: 
Mike Leigh
Plot
A working-class East End family struggles to survive under Thatcher, and the younger son drifts.
Sinekatalog’s take
Mike Leigh's TV drama, with Tim Roth and Gary Oldman in early roles, is funny and sad.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (5,608 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
If you liked this
Picked by director, genre, era and shared cast. Titles only, no spoilers.
- High Hopes 1988 · Mike Leigh · IMDb 7.4 · Same director
- Life Is Sweet 1990 · Mike Leigh · IMDb 7.4 · Same director
- Riff-Raff 1991 · Ken Loach · IMDb 7.0 · Viewers also liked
- A Room for Romeo Brass 1999 · Shane Meadows · IMDb 7.5 · Viewers also liked
- Where the Heart Is 1990 · John Boorman · IMDb 5.9 · Viewers also liked
- Local Hero 1983 · Bill Forsyth · IMDb 7.3 · Same movement