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.
Cast
Phil Davis
Cyril Bender
Ruth Sheen
Shirley
Edna Doré
Mrs Bender
Philip Jackson
Martin Burke
Heather Tobias
Valerie
Lesley Manville
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
David Bamber
Rupert Boothe-Brain
Cheryl Prime
Martin's Girlfriend
Judith Scott
Suzi
Jason Watkins
Wayne
Diane-Louise Jordan
Chemist Shop Assistant
Linda Beckett
Receptionist
Ali
Baby
Crew
John Sivers
Accounting Supervisor
Mike Leigh
Director, Writer
Jon Gregory
Editor
Steve Evans
Assistant Editor
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Howard Arundel
First Assistant Director
Marc Munden
Second Assistant Director
David Carrigan
Third Assistant Director
Dom Shaw
Assistant Director
Britt Harrison
Production Coordinator
Tom Donald
Executive Producer
Simon Channing Williams
Producer
Victor Glynn
Producer
Claudine Aidenbaum
Producer's Assistant
Graham Broadbent
Production Runner
Diana Charnley
Production Design
Lucy Bristow
Camera Trainee
Sue Whatmough
Casting Director
Anthony Black
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lindy Hemming
Costume Design
Debbie Scott
Wardrobe Assistant
Miri Ben-Schlomo
Hairdresser
Morag Ross
Makeup Artist
Peter Joly
Sound Editor
Paul Newson
Assistant Sound Editor
Peter Maxwell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Billy McCarthy
Sound Mixer
Peter Murphy
Sound Assistant
George Richards
Boom Operator
Peter Lamb
Best Boy Lighting Technician
Andrew Dickson
Original Music Composer
Richard Booz
Transportation Captain
Pat Howell
Production Accountant
Mike D'Silva
Accountant
Robin Heinson
Standby Painter
Perry Bell
Painter
Colin Brooks
Painter
Dave Pearce
Construction Manager
Shirley Spriggs
Construction Buyer
David Appleby
Still Photographer
Frank O'Connor
Still Photographer
Heather Storr
Script Supervisor
Vernon Connolly
Electrician
Barry Read
Electrician
Malcolm Roberts
Standby Carpenter
Chris Streeter
Driver
Micky Moynihan
Location Manager
Les Benson
Property Master
Steve Wheeler
Standby Property Master
Barry Arnold
Standby Property Master
Graham Martyr
Clapper Loader
Tony Rubini
Standby Rigger
John Etherington
Grip
Ted Read
Gaffer
Caroline Hill
Production Manager
Chris Allies
Title Designer
John Paul Chapple
Production Executive
Eric Strange
Dressing Prop
Simon Fulford
Focus Puller
Sue Hayes
Unit Manager
Bob Wilcox
Generator Operator
Andrew Rothschild
Art Direction
Andrew McClelland
First Assistant Editor
Colin Smith
Other
Maddy Hall
Other
