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Grown-Ups( 1980)

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Overview

Dick and Mandy, a young working class couple, move into a council house in Canterbury, and find Mr. Butcher, one of their former teachers, living next door. Mandy's unmarried sister, Gloria, is constantly dropping in, and will not take any hints that the couple would prefer to be left alone, until her presence finally goads them to action.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Phil Davis

      Dick

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      Brenda Blethyn

      Gloria

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      Lesley Manville

      Mandy

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      Sam Kelly

      Mr Butcher

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      Lindsay Duncan

      Mrs Butcher

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      Janine Duvitski

      Sharon

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    A review by Peter McGinn

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    Written by Peter McGinn on Tue Jul 20 2021
    This is an early effort by Mike Leigh, a writer/director I really like. It seems to have been part of a BBC TV film series. I can’t say enough about the acting up and down the cast list. Brenda Blethyn and Lesley Manviile did the same superlative job I would come to expect from them in later roles. And I guess Phil Davis must have done a great job also, for he made me dislike his character intensely, and later I realized I have enjoyed a lot of his later work. Like with most of Mike Leigh’s family dramas, the story builds up to an emotional crisis point, and then settles back into a slig...

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    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

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