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High Hopes (1989)

TMDB user score 7.0/10
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Overview

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.

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Cast

  • Phil Davis Phil Davis Cyril Bender
  • Ruth Sheen Ruth Sheen Shirley
  • Edna Doré Edna Doré Mrs Bender
  • Philip Jackson Philip Jackson Martin Burke
  • Heather Tobias Heather Tobias Valerie
  • Lesley Manville Lesley Manville Lætitia Boothe-Brain
  • David Bamber David Bamber Rupert Boothe-Brain
  • Cheryl Prime Martin's Girlfriend
  • Judith Scott Suzi
  • Jason Watkins Jason Watkins Wayne
  • Diane-Louise Jordan Diane-Louise Jordan Chemist Shop Assistant
  • Linda Beckett Linda Beckett Receptionist
  • Ali Baby