High Hopes

Name: High Hopes
Director: Mike Leigh
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1989-01-13
Duration: 108 min
Cast: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré, Philip Jackson, Heather Tobias

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1989 · 108 min · PG · Comedy · Drama · TMDB 7.0/10

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.

Directed by Mike Leigh

Cast

Phil Davis — Cyril Bender
Ruth Sheen — Shirley
Edna Doré — Mrs Bender
Philip Jackson — Martin Burke
Heather Tobias — Valerie