High Hopes

1989Rated7.01h 48mComedy, Drama

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.

Starring: Phil Davis, Ruth Sheen, Edna Doré

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Cast

  • Phil DavisCyril Bender
  • Ruth SheenShirley
  • Edna DoréMrs Bender
  • Philip JacksonMartin Burke
  • Heather TobiasValerie
  • Lesley ManvilleLætitia Boothe-Brain
  • David BamberRupert Boothe-Brain
  • Cheryl PrimeMartin's Girlfriend
  • Judith ScottSuzi
  • Jason WatkinsWayne

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