Heartlands

Heartlands

90 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 27, 2003

Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back.

Heartlands

90 mins | Drama, Comedy | April 27, 2003

Heartlands
Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Miramax, Revolution Films, Film Council, DNA Films, Vestry Films
Original title Heartlands
Directors Damien O'Donnell
Writers Andrew Keyte, Richard Jobson, Paul Fraser

Cast

Michael Sheen

as Colin

Mark Addy

as Ron

Eric Bristow

as The Crafty Cockney

Russ Bray

as Darts Announcer

Jim Carter

as Geoff

Celia Imrie

as Sonja

Mark Strong

as Ian

Phillipa Peak

as Sarah

Jane Robbins

as Sandra

Ruth Jones

as Mandy

Paul Shane

as Zippy

Alan Williams

as Deno

James Corden

as Shady

Joe Dempsie

as Craig

Rupert Procter

as Trevor

Rob Jarvis

as Bob Derby

Bill Rodgers

as Dennis

Kate Rusby

as Herself

Russell Hayes

as Russ

Paul Slack

as Mick

Emily Aston

as Service Station Waitress

Paul Popplewell

as Gulliver's Kingdom Soldier (uncredited)

Jade Rhodes

as Ebony

Raymond Waring

as Forest Man

Romy Baskerville

as Troupe Leader

Tony Monroe

as "Nessun Dorma" Manager

Margaret Blakemore

as "Nessun Dorma" Barmaid

Jason Hamer

as Motorbike Salesman

Mel Gibson

as Coach Driver

Hazel Monaghan

as Greenie