Feature film — 2002
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.
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A high-signal pick with 64 votes.
Senator Film / EM Media / Big Arty Productions / Film4 Productions
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Director: Shane Meadows
On screen
Cast & crew
Robert Carlyle
Jimmy
Rhys Ifans
Dek
Shirley Henderson
Shirley
Kathy Burke
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Ricky Tomlinson
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Finn Atkins
Marlene
James Cosmo
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David McKay
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Anthony Strachan
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Andrew Shim
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Kelly Thresher
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Eliot Otis Brown Walters
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