Meantime (1983)

Meantime | United Kingdom

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.

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Director

Mike Leigh

Stars

Phil Daniels
Mark

Tim Roth
Colin

Jeffrey Robert
Frank

Pam Ferris
Mavis

Gary Oldman
Coxy

Marion Bailey
Barbara

Alfred Molina
John

Tilly Vosburgh
Haley

Paul Daley
Rusty

Leila Bertrand
Hayley's Friend

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Keywords

london england, sibling relationship, skinhead, working class, east end, dole

Production

Channel 4 Television, Central Productions, Mostpoint

Actor

Phil Daniels, Tim Roth, Jeffrey Robert, Pam Ferris, Gary Oldman, Marion Bailey, Alfred Molina, Tilly Vosburgh, Paul Daley, Leila Bertrand, Hepburn Graham, Peter Wight, Eileen Davies, Herbert Norville, Brian Hoskin

Creators

Roger Pratt (Director of Photography), Lesley Walker (Editor), Lindy Hemming (Costume Design), Mike Leigh (Director), Andrew Dickson (Original Music Composer), Graham Benson (Producer)

Alternative titles

Parastaikaa (FI)
Időközben (HU)

Release dates

01.02.1984 (DE)
16.10.1983 (GB)
01.12.1983 (GB)
23.07.1986 (US)