Meantime (1986)

  • NR
  • 07/23/1986 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy, TV Movie
  • 1h 47m

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.

Mike Leigh

Writer, Director

Cast

Phil Daniels's headshot

Phil Daniels

Mark
Tim Roth's headshot

Tim Roth

Colin
Jeffrey Robert's headshot

Jeffrey Robert

Frank
Pam Ferris's headshot

Pam Ferris

Mavis
Gary Oldman's headshot

Gary Oldman

Coxy
Marion Bailey's headshot

Marion Bailey

Barbara
Alfred Molina's headshot

Alfred Molina

John
Tilly Vosburgh's headshot

Tilly Vosburgh

Haley

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