Meantime

Meantime

1983
1h 47m
6.7

6.7/10

106 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Comedy TV Movie
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.

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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Central Independent Television
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

london, england skinhead sibling relationship recession working class apartment building east end dole unemployment benefits unemployed 1980s pub

Quick Facts

Release Date October 16, 1983
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0082727

Cast

Phil Daniels
Phil Daniels

Mark

Tim Roth
Tim Roth

Colin

Jeffrey Robert
Jeffrey Robert

Frank

Pam Ferris
Pam Ferris

Mavis

Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman

Coxy

Marion Bailey
Marion Bailey

Barbara

Alfred Molina
Alfred Molina

John

Tilly Vosburgh
Tilly Vosburgh

Haley

Leila Bertrand
Leila Bertrand

Hayley's Friend

Hepburn Graham
Hepburn Graham

Boyfriend

Peter Wight
Peter Wight

Estate Manager

Eileen Davies
Eileen Davies

Unemployment Benefit Clerk

Key Crew

Mike Leigh
Writer
Mike Leigh
Director
Graham Benson
Producer