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BFS Entertainment & Multimedia Limited | Release Date: February 24, 1989
Summary: A slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.

Details

Runtime: 110 min
Rating: PG
Production: British Screen Productions
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Country: UK
Language: English
Home Release Date: May 12, 2009
Director Credit
Mike Leigh Director
Writer Credit
Mike Leigh Writer
Principal Cast Credit
Philip Davis Cyril Bender
Ruth Sheen Shirley
Cast Credit
Cheryl Prime Martin's Girl Friend
David Bamber Rupert Boothe-Braine
Diane-Louise Jordan Chemist Shop Assistant
Edna Doré Mrs. Bender
Heather Tobias Valerie Burke
Jason Watkins Wayne
Judith Scott Suzi
Lesley Manville Laetitia Boothe-Braine
Linda Beckett Receptionist
Philip Jackson Martin Burke
Producer Credit
Simon Channing Williams Producer
Victor Glynn Producer