Meantime

Overview

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Trailer

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Cast and crew

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  Phil DanielsMark

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  Tim RothColin

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  Jeffrey RobertFrank

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  Pam FerrisMavis

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  Gary OldmanCoxy

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  Marion BaileyBarbara

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  Alfred MolinaJohn

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  Tilly VosburghHaley

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  Leila BertrandHayley's Friend

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  Hepburn GrahamBoyfriend

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  Peter WightEstate Manager

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  Eileen DaviesUnemployment Benefit Clerk

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  Herbert NorvilleMan in Pub

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  Brian HoskinBarman

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  Paul DalyRusty

Director

Mike Leigh

Writer

Mike Leigh

Music

Andrew Dickson

Cinematography

Roger Pratt