RomanceComedyDrama
Once Upon a Time in the Midlands
Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.
Directed by Shane Meadows, Paul Webster, Hanno Huth
61
User score
64 votes
Status
Released
Released
September 6, 2002
Runtime
1h 44m
Language
English
Top cast
Robert Carlyle
Jimmy
Rhys Ifans
Dek
Shirley Henderson
Shirley
Kathy Burke
Carol
Ricky Tomlinson
Charlie
Finn Atkins
Marlene
James Cosmo
Billy
David McKay
Dougy
Anthony Strachan
Jumbo
Andrew Shim
Donut
Kelly Thresher
Donna
Eliot Otis Brown Walters
Lake
Ryan Bruce
Emerson
Vic Reeves
Clown
Bob Mortimer
Clown
Vanessa Feltz
Herself
Ladene Hall
Bingo Woman
Shane Meadows
Bingo Caller
