Film · 1989
High Hopes
108 minReleased
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.
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Phil Davis · Cyril BenderRuth Sheen · ShirleyEdna Doré · Mrs BenderPhilip Jackson · Martin BurkeHeather Tobias · ValerieLesley Manville · Lætitia Boothe-BrainDavid Bamber · Rupert Boothe-BrainCheryl Prime · Martin's Girlfriend
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