Second Best

The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.

Cast

William Hurt

as Graham Holt

Nathan Yapp

as Jimmy

Jane Horrocks

as Debbie

Prunella Scales

as Margery

Keith Allen

as John

Alan Cumming

as Bernard

John Hurt

as Uncle Turpin

Nerys Hughes

as Maureen

Alfred Lynch

as Edward

Chris Cleary Miles

as James

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