Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Overview

Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.

Directed by Shane Meadows

Top cast

Robert Carlyle

Jimmy

Rhys Ifans

Dek

Shirley Henderson

Shirley

Kathy Burke

Carol

Ricky Tomlinson

Charlie

Finn Atkins

Marlene

James Cosmo

Billy

David McKay

Dougy

Anthony Strachan

Jumbo

Andrew Shim

Donut

K

Kelly Thresher

Donna

E

Eliot Otis Brown Walters

Lake

R

Ryan Bruce

Emerson

Vic Reeves

Clown

Bob Mortimer

Clown

Vanessa Feltz

Herself

L

Ladene Hall

Bingo Woman

Shane Meadows

Bingo Caller

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