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Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

  • 20022002
  • 1h 46m
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6.4/10
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John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002)
  • Comedy
After her husband's death and being forced into a nursing home, a woman starts looking for independence.After her husband's death and being forced into a nursing home, a woman starts looking for independence.After her husband's death and being forced into a nursing home, a woman starts looking for independence.
IMDb RATING
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782
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  • Director
    • Ian Sharp
  • Writers
    • Vernon Coleman(book)
    • Malcolm Stone(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Pauline Collins
    • Peter Capaldi
    • Anna Wilson-Jones
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  • Director
    • Ian Sharp
  • Writers
    • Vernon Coleman(book)
    • Malcolm Stone(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Pauline Collins
    • Peter Capaldi
    • Anna Wilson-Jones
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    • 16User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Pauline Collins
    Pauline Collins
    • Thelma Caldicotas Thelma Caldicot
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • Derekas Derek
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    • Veronicaas Veronica
    Gwenllian Davies
    • Audreyas Audrey
    Sheila Reid
    Sheila Reid
    • Joyceas Joyce
    Frank Mills
    Frank Mills
    • Leslieas Leslie
    Frank Middlemass
    Frank Middlemass
    • Bernardas Bernard
    John Alderton
    John Alderton
    • Hawksmooras Hawksmoor
    Isla Blair
    Isla Blair
    • Matronas Matron
    Paul Freeman
    Paul Freeman
    • Jenkinsas Jenkins
    Martin Jarvis
    Martin Jarvis
    • JBas JB
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Nick Reidas Nick Reid
    Terence Rigby
    Terence Rigby
    • Henry Caldicotas Henry Caldicot
    Wanda Ventham
    Wanda Ventham
    • Victoriaas Victoria
    Angela Bruce
    Angela Bruce
    • Ginaas Gina
    Julie Wilson Nimmo
    • Nurse Knightas Nurse Knight
    • (as Julie Wilson-Nimmo)
    Cecilia Noble
    • Nurse Waiteas Nurse Waite
    Annette Badland
    Annette Badland
    • Cookas Cook
    • Director
      • Ian Sharp
    • Writers
      • Vernon Coleman(book)
      • Malcolm Stone(adaptation)
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    • Trivia
      Pauline Collins Thelma Caldicot is married in real life to John Alderton Hawksmoor.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where everyone is watching the TV interview from the hotel room, there is a reflection in the silver serving trays of the studio lighting rig. Something moves back and forward, possibly a boom mic.
    • Quotes

      [Hawksmoor bursts in on the residents and some of the nurses dancing while Bernard plays the organ, in memory of Edith who died earlier on]

      Bernard: Uh-oh. Bandit at nine o'clock.

      Hawksmoor: [picks up a bottle of wine] Clear this drink away. Where's Matron? Lost your tongues, have you? Whose idea was this?

      Thelma Caldicot: It's Edith's wake. We felt she needed a good send off.

      Hawksmoor: Who says so?

      Thelma Caldicot: I do.

      Bernard: So do I.

      [others join in, supporting Thelma]

      Thelma Caldicot: It's all right, folks. I take full responsibility. I felt it was something you would have organised, had you been here.

      Hawksmoor: Don't you be clever with me. I want you packed and out of this place first thing in the morning.

      Bernard: You can't do that. If she goes, so do I.

      Thelma Caldicot: [sighing] Oh, you can't, Bernard. You've got nowhere to go. And this miserable bugger knows it.

      Hawksmoor: [walking away] Before breakfast, Mrs Caldicot.

      Thelma Caldicot: Just a minute. Oh, I *am* leaving, because I don't belong here. In fact, none of us belongs here in your second-rate, overpriced knacker's yard. And we don't need you or our relatives to tell us when we're ready for the scrap heap. *We'll* decide that. Do you know, I spent 40 years of my life under the boot of a mean-spirited tyrant just like you. And I'm not going to let it happen again.

      [she turns to all the other residents]

      Thelma Caldicot: Good night, folks.

      Everyone: Good night. Thank you.

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      WE'LL GATHER LILACS
      Written by Ivor Novello

      © Chappell Music Limited

      By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Limited

    User reviews16

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    7/10
    Shirley Valentine grows old
    A daring title that may well put a lot of people off but this film is definitely worth a look.

    The movie starts with strong overtones of 'Shirley Valentine' (though not as good) as an older Pauline Collins again plays the part of a much put upon not to say bullied wife and mother with no life of her own. There is a small undertone of rebellion even before the fateful day when her husband is laid out for duck or should I say for want of a duck.

    Mrs Caldicot finds she does indeed have a mind of her own and starts a small rebellion in the twilight rest home where she has been parked by her son, baulking at the harsh regime and standover tactics of the management.

    The story then moves on to an oft repeated scenario of old folks locked away, drugged to the eyeballs to keep them subdued as selfish offspring fulfil their own needs at the expense of the parent. Unfortunately it wont prick the conscience of those guilty of these deeds in real life for two reasons, they wouldn't be able to see themselves up there and they probably wouldn't watch or appreciate a movie of this calibre.

    It was fun to see John Alderton up there as an antagonist of Pauline Collins which would have made for some interesting and fiery rehearsals at home I'm sure. Parts of the movie were a little far fetched but added to the overall fun of it. I hope the message got through to viewers about the quality of life for the older generation because there are going to be a lot more of them in the future with the improved health habits and mobility of most aging people. I certainly plan to be one! It may be distressing of course for those who don't have any choice about the long term care of their aged relations, knowing that they may be experiencing these same degrading practices.

    Overall a very pleasant 100 minutes of humour, pathos and reckoning and I shall be heartily recommending that my own aged in-laws go and see it.
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    • taita
    • Sep 25, 2002

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    • Release date
      • January 31, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Капустная война миссис Колдикот
    • Filming locations
      • Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Evolution Films
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      • $999,142
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes

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