Meantime (1983)

Meantime (1983)

1983-10-16 United Kingdom 107 Min. PG-13
6.6 90 votes

Overview

A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.

Cast

Tim Roth is Colin
Pam Ferris is Mavis
Marion Bailey is Barbara
Leila Bertrand is Hayley's Friend
Hayley's Friend
Hepburn Graham is Boyfriend
Peter Wight is Estate Manager
Estate Manager
Eileen Davies is Unemployment Benefit Clerk
Unemployment Benefit Clerk