Come Rain Come Shine (TV 2010)

Retired docker Don and his wife Dora live cautiously within their means. Their daughter Joanne, a single parent, struggles to make ends meet but their property developer son David has a ... See full summary »

Director:

David Drury

Writer:

Jeff Pope (screenplay)

Stars:

David Jason, Alison Steadman, Shaun Evans

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
David Jason	...	Don Mitchell
Alison Steadman	...	Dora Mitchell
Shaun Evans	...	David Mitchell
Anna Wilson-Jones	...	Christina Mitchell (as Anna Wilson Jones)
Kellie Bright	...	Joanne Mitchell
Drew Blackall	...	Cameron Mitchell
Sally Oliver	...	Kerry
Kate Miles	...	Angela
Freddie Annobil-Dodoo	...	Dwayne
Christine Ellerbeck	...	Bet Perrett
Brian Croucher	...	Alfie Perrett
Simon Dutton	...	Andy
Celia Henebury	...	Diane (as Celia Henbury)
Jon Foster	...	Gary Perrett
Mark Longhurst	...	Dean

Storyline

Retired docker Don and his wife Dora live cautiously within their means. Their daughter Joanne, a single parent, struggles to make ends meet but their property developer son David has a very high life style,mixing in circles far removed from his working class upbringing. However it is a lifestyle financed by credit and soon his world has crashed and burned. His wife takes a supermarket job and his son sells his computer games at school to raise cash as the trio move in with Don and Dora. But David persuades his father to mortgage his home and come up with fifty thousand pounds for a supposedly sound investment. It is no such thing and Don loses the lot. Aware at last that his son is a selfish wheeler dealer,cheating on his wife,Don ends up in hospital after suffering a coronary. Can the family pull together and teach David some humility in order to restore mutual trust?

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 December 2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Veuve Bar de Champagne, Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£1,250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ITV Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[David has been seen having dinner with the wife of a business colleague]
Don Mitchell: Are you seeing this girl?
Dora Mitchell: I think he is.
Don Mitchell: [to Dora] One more word out of you, Dora, and you're out on the landing.
Don Mitchell: [to David] Are you?
David Mitchell: [pause] No, Dad, I'm not.
Don Mitchell: [to Dora] There you are, love. There's your answer.
Dora Mitchell: And you believe him?
Don Mitchell: Yes I do. And so do you because I am telling you to.

User Reviews

David Jason on top form shame about the ending

When I saw this was on last night and it had David Jason it was a no brainer, had to watch it. David Jason does drama well and this was no exception. There is also a little mix of humour which fitted the plot well. It's about a high flying property developer who finds himself out of work and out of money. David Jason plays his dad who is naive in his belief that his son is an honest person. Alison Steadman plays Jason's and she is as solid as ever.

It is quite touching, particularly his relationship with his grandson and daughter in law and his endeavour to keep the family together. I thoroughly enjoyed and would recommend anyone else to watch it - even if its just to see Jason with ginger hair and watch out for his Afro!!! The only thing that spoiled it for me was the ending. Not terrible but not up to the standard that went before.