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Film · Drama, Comedy, Romance

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)

★ 6.1 · 64 votes1 h 44 minDrama, Comedy, Romance2002

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.

Director
Shane Meadows
Writers
Paul Fraser, Shane Meadows
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Release date
September 6, 2002

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands cast

  • Robert CarlyleJimmy
  • Rhys IfansDek
  • Shirley HendersonShirley
  • Kathy BurkeCarol
  • Ricky TomlinsonCharlie
  • Finn AtkinsMarlene
  • James CosmoBilly
  • David McKayDougy
  • Anthony StrachanJumbo
  • Andrew ShimDonut
  • Kelly ThresherDonna
  • Eliot Otis Brown WaltersLake
  • Ryan BruceEmerson
  • Vic ReevesClown
  • Bob MortimerClown
  • Vanessa FeltzHerself
  • Ladene HallBingo Woman
  • Shane MeadowsBingo Caller
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