Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Sep 6, 2002

1h 44m

★ 6.1

Overview

Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.

Genres

Romance

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Senator Film

EM Media

Big Arty Productions

Film4 Productions

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands Trailers

Cast

Jimmy

Robert Carlyle

Dek

Rhys Ifans

Shirley

Shirley Henderson

Carol

Kathy Burke

Charlie

Ricky Tomlinson

Marlene

Finn Atkins

Billy

James Cosmo

Dougy

David McKay

Jumbo

Anthony Strachan

Donut

Andrew Shim

Donna

Kelly Thresher

Lake

Eliot Otis Brown Walters

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