(Meantime)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United Kingdom

Genres:

Drama,

Comedy

Runtime:

107 minutes

Year:

1983

Directors:

Mike Leigh

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Production companies:

Central Productions,

Mostpoint,

Channel 4 Television

Actors:

Mark

Colin

Frank

Mavis

Coxy

Crews:

Original Music Composer

Editor

Director

Writer

Wardrobe Supervisor