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High Hopes

High Hopes

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Comedy   Drama
📜 Overview: Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1989-01-13
⌚ Running Time: 108 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.1

Beloved Cast

Phil Davis original image
Cyril Bender
Phil Davis
Ruth Sheen original image
Shirley
Ruth Sheen
Edna Doré original image
Mrs Bender
Edna Doré
Philip Jackson original image
Martin Burke
Philip Jackson
Heather Tobias original image
Valerie
Heather Tobias
Lesley Manville original image
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Lesley Manville
David Bamber original image
Rupert Boothe-Brain
David Bamber
Cheryl Prime original image
Martin's Girlfriend
Cheryl Prime
Judith Scott original image
Suzi
Judith Scott
Jason Watkins original image
Wayne
Jason Watkins
Diane-Louise Jordan original image
Chemist Shop Assistant
Diane-Louise Jordan
Linda Beckett original image
Receptionist
Linda Beckett
Ali original image
Baby
Ali

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