
The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor".
Cast

Christine Bottomley
Lisa Thompson

Manjinder Virk
Lorraine Dunbar

Natalie Gavin
The Girl

George Costigan
Jimmy 'The Wig'

Monica Dolan
Ann Hamilton

Neil Dudgeon
Steve Saul

Jimi Mistry
Yousaf

Robert Emms
Young David

Kate Rutter
The Mother

Danny Webb
Max Stafford-Clark / The Father

Matthew McNulty
Andrew Dunbar

Kathryn Pogson
Pamela Dunbar

Jonathan Jaynes
David Dunbar
Lizzie Roper
Kathy Dunbar
Liam Price
Billy
Robert Haythorne
Fred
Parvani Lingiah
Young Lorraine Dunbar
Gary Whitaker
Himself
Jamie Timlin
Himself

Kulvinder Ghir
Rafee

Moey Hassan
Bus Conductor

Josh Brown
Policeman

Andrea Dunbar
Self (archive footage)
Crew

Clio Barnard
Director

Nick Fenton
Editor
Daniel Goddard
Editor
Ole Bratt Birkeland
Director of Photography
Michael Morris
Executive Producer
Tracy O'Riordan
Producer
Matthew Button
Production Design
Matthew Price
Costume Design
Sue Wyburgh
Makeup & Hair
Tim Barker
Sound Designer
Molly Nyman
Original Music Composer
Harry Escott
Original Music Composer
Cathy Featherstone
Set Decoration
Daniela Faggio
Art Direction
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