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6.8/10   123 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Deric Longden (book)
Deric Longden (screenplay)
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Release Date:
31 October 1999 (USA) more
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Plot:
Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
4 wins & 3 nominations more
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Good For All Ages more (8 total)

Cast

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Thora Hird ... Annie Longden (as Dame Thora Hird)

Pete Postlethwaite ... Deric Longden
Penny Downie ... Aileen Longden
Jennifer Luckraft ... Nurse one
David Shimwell ... Young man
Anne Reid ... Gloria Brooks
Keith Clifford ... Fred Brooks
Eddie Caswell ... Widower
Tom Higgins ... Doctor
Diana Flacks ... Mrs Corey
Malcolm Hebden ... Chemist
Ruth Holden ... Nellie Elliot
Dinah Handley ... Do-gooder
Katherine Dow Blyton ... Hospital Sister
Gillian Waugh ... Speech Therapist
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75 min
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Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Annie Longden: Oh, Derek, I've left the key for you.
Deric Longden: Thanks Luv, Where abouts?
Annie Longden: I've stuck it in the lock so you can find it.
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Follows Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
Good For All Ages, 3 November 2005
10/10
Author: pillorc-1 from United Kingdom

I watched this movie in a covered Drama class and by the end it had me in tears. Although my parents are still middle aged and thankfully very healthy, I have a grandma who is in a similar position to Dame Thora Hirds character (Who played her role brilliantly and is definitely the best character actress I've ever seen.) Luckily she has the support of her Husband and Son as well as all her many Grandchildren, of which I am proud to be one. My grandma suffered a stroke last year, like Mrs Longden did, and, thankfully, she is still alive and well. I found this movie really helpful in understanding the thoughts of an ageing woman like her, more than all the complicated books on strokes. Amazing film

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