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Ending Up (1989)

Comedy, Drama | TV Movie
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A traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family (who all have their quirks and eccentricities) ends in tragedy after a practical joke goes ... See full synopsis »

Director:

Peter Sasdy

Writers:

Kingsley Amis (novel), Douglas Livingstone

Stars:

John Mills, Wendy Hiller, Michael Hordern | See full cast & crew »
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Complete credited cast:
John Mills ... Bernard
Wendy Hiller ... Adela
Michael Hordern ... George
Lionel Jeffries ... Shorty
Googie Withers ... Marigold
Roger Allam ... Dr. Mainwaring
Robert Glenister ... Keith
Aden Gillett ... Trevor
Barbara Wilshere ... Rachel
Victoria Burgoyne ... Tracy
Sam Preston Sam Preston ... Child
Faye Carr-Jones Faye Carr-Jones ... Child
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A traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family (who all have their quirks and eccentricities) ends in tragedy after a practical joke goes horribly wrong.

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Little English Gem
14 August 2007 | by CamHammerstein – See all my reviews

Epitome of a traditional rural English Christmas, reluctantly spent with the predominantly geriatric family, who all have their quirks and eccentricities.

John Mills plays the central role and is the most level headed of the bunch. He plays on the dementia and insanity of the others and livens things up by mocking them. However he quickly becomes irritated by them and begins staging a practical joke, resulting in a catastrophic tragedy.

Perfectly matched cast of veterans like Mills, Withers and Hordern brought together with comedy, drama and ultimate demise.

(I had this on a VHS cassette that I accidentally erased and I am desperate to locate a copy)
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UK

Language:

English

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Mono

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1.33 : 1
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