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Jan 13, 1989
108 min
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High Hopes (1989)

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.

Category

Comedy Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

British Screen Productions Portman Productions Film Four International

Phil Davis

Cyril Bender

Ruth Sheen

Shirley

Edna Doré

Mrs Bender

Philip Jackson

Martin Burke

Heather Tobias

Valerie

Lesley Manville

Lætitia Boothe-Brain

David Bamber

Rupert Boothe-Brain

Cheryl Prime

Martin's Girlfriend

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