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Dominic Savage (writer)
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17 December 2006 (UK)
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Four characters living in one neighborhood in London - all living dramatically different lives, all of them on the edge - see their stories unfold. full summary | add synopsis
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Richard Curtis attempts Mike Leigh
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert Carlyle | ... | Robert |
 | Colin Firth | ... | Mark |
 | Peter O'Connor | ... | Hostel Manager (as Peter McNeil O'Connor) |
| Nicholas Burns | ... | Michael |
| Pearce Quigley | ... | Beggar 1 |
| Anne-Marie Duff | ... | Michelle |
| Gemma Barrett | ... | Danielle |
| Charlie Creed-Miles | ... | Man in Hostel |
 | Emilia Fox | ... | Laura |
 | David Oyelowo | ... | Yemi |
 | Nikki Amuka-Bird | ... | Itshe |
| Anne-Marie Bossman | ... | Adanna |
| Megan Dodds | ... | Anastasia |
| Marguerite Fontaine-Anselm | ... | Housing Officer |
 | Toby Kebbell | ... | Beggar 2 |
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Richard Curtis attempts Mike Leigh! It isn't actually written by Richard Curtis but at points it felt like it could have been!
This is a one off BBC Drama focusing on the lives of several characters in central London. It is a feature length drama dealing with social inequality.
There's the Banker with the impossibly large bonus, the pregnant wife and the overly large house, who's conscience is tweaked by a beggar in the subway. There's the Nigerian journalist fearing for his father's safety, and the opulent house cleaned by his partner. There's Robert Carlyle's character recently released from prison and staying in a hostel. There's Anne-Marie Duff's heavily pregnant character and her daughter also staying at the hostel. All of their stories interweave with explosive consequences.
It was very watchable, and the acting from the star studded cast was wonderful. It wasn't as gritty as it could have been. Scars by Leo Regan gives us a better insight into violence, and High Hopes by Mike Leigh or anything by Ken Loach might give more gritty realism and bleak humour.