Ray & Liz

Oct 6, 2018

1h 47m

★ 6.7

Overview

On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

BFI

Primitive Film

Ffilm Cymru Wales

Severn Screen

Rapid Eye Movies

Ray & Liz Trailers

Cast

Ray

Justin Salinger

Liz

Ella Smith

Older Ray

Patrick Romer

Older Liz

Deirdre Kelly

Lol

Tony Way

Will

Sam Gittins

Sid

Richard Ashton

Jason

Joshua Millard-Lloyd

Hilda

Mary Helen Donald

Richard (Aged 10)

Jacob Tuton

Richard (Aged 16)

Sam Plant

Jason (Aged 2)

Callum Slater

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