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Meantime

Meantime

1983 1h 47m · Drama, Comedy, TV Movie · ★ 6.7

Meantime

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Director Mike Leigh

Writer Mike Leigh

Top Billed Cast

Phil Daniels

Phil Daniels

Mark

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Colin

Jeffrey Robert

Frank

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Mavis

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Coxy

Marion Bailey

Marion Bailey

Barbara

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

John

Tilly Vosburgh

Tilly Vosburgh

Haley

Leila Bertrand

Hayley's Friend

Hepburn Graham

Hepburn Graham

Boyfriend

Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Estate Manager

Eileen Davies

Eileen Davies

Unemployment Benefit Clerk

Herbert Norville

Herbert Norville

Man in Pub

Brian Hoskin

Barman

Paul Daly

Rusty

Mike Leigh in conversation with Jarvis Cocker (Full conversation)

Mike Leigh and Jarvis Cocker Discuss MEANTIME

Meantime trailer (Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Alfred Molina)

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