Meantime

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.

Cast

Phil Daniels

as Mark

Tim Roth

as Colin

Jeffrey Robert

as Frank

Pam Ferris

as Mavis

Gary Oldman

as Coxy

Marion Bailey

as Barbara

Alfred Molina

as John

Tilly Vosburgh

as Haley

Leila Bertrand

as Hayley's Friend

Hepburn Graham

as Boyfriend

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