On a Clear Day (2005)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Peter Mullan	...	Frank
	Brenda Blethyn	...	Joan
	Sean McGinley	...	Eddie
	Jamie Sives	...	Rob
	Billy Boyd	...	Danny
	Ron Cook	...	Norman
	Jodhi May	...	Angela
	Benedict Wong	...	Chan
	Anne Marie Timoney	...	Michelle
	Shaun Dingwall	...	Observer
	Tony Roper	...	Merv the Perv
	Paul Ritter	...	Mad Bob
	Andrew MacLennan	...	Andrew
	James MacLennan	...	James
	Irene Ann Burt	...	Vera

Storyline

After decades of laboring as a Glasgow shipbuilder, Frank Redmond, a no-nonsense 55-year-old working-class man, suddenly finds himself laid off. For the first time in his life, he is without a job or a sense of direction, and he's too proud to ask for guidance. His best mates - rascally Danny, timid Norman and cynical Eddie - are there for him, but Frank still feels desperately alone. An offhand remark from Danny inspires Frank to challenge himself. Already contemplating the state of his relationships with loving wife Joan and all-but-estranged son Rob, Frank is determined to shore up his own self-confidence. He will attempt the near impossible - swimming the English Channel. As Frank plunges headlong into his new daily life, his astonished friends are swept along with him. Prodded by stalwart fish-and-chips shop owner Chan, the men support Frank, train him - and keep their goal secret from his wife and son... Written by Focus Features  

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