Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 6, 2002

Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

104 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Sept. 6, 2002

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Senator Film, Film Council, EM Media, Big Arty Productions
Original title Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Directors Shane Meadows
Writers Paul Fraser, Shane Meadows

Cast

Robert Carlyle

as Jimmy

Rhys Ifans

as Dek

Shirley Henderson

as Shirley

Kathy Burke

as Carol

Ricky Tomlinson

as Charlie

Finn Atkins

as Marlene

James Cosmo

as Billy

David McKay

as Dougy

Anthony Strachan

as Jumbo

Andrew Shim

as Donut

Kelly Thresher

as Donna

Ryan Bruce

as Emerson

Vic Reeves

as Clown

Bob Mortimer

as Clown

Vanessa Feltz

as Herself

Ladene Hall

as Bingo Woman

Shane Meadows

as Bingo Caller