The Martins poster

The Martins( 2001)

TV-MAComedyDrama
55%
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Overview

Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping center in the London suburbs. The Martins are the family from hell! Robert dreams if winning a dream holiday for his family, and when he fails to win yet another competition he flips, out tracks down the elderly winners, ties them up in the cellar and steals their tickets!

    Top Billed Cast

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      Lee Evans

      Robert Martin

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      Kathy Burke

      Angie Martin

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      Linda Bassett

      Anthea

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      Eric Byrne

      Little Bob Martin

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      Terri Dumont

      Katie Martin

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      Frank Finlay

      Mr Heath

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      Barbara Leigh-Hunt

      Mrs Heath

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      Ray Winstone

      Mr Marvel

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      Mark Strong

      Doug

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      Alison Egan

      Jan

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      Jack Shepherd

      DI Tony Branch

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      Lennie James

      PC Alex

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      Lorraine Ashbourne

      Lil

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      Tameka Empson

      Mo

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      Paddy Considine

      Hatfield Recorder Editor

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      Ronnie Fox

      Traffic Warden

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      Owen Brenman

      Teacher

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      Raymond Waring

      Pet Shop Assistant

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by r96sk

    3
    Written by r96sk on Thu May 19 2022
    Woeful, this. You have two funny British comedians in Lee Evans & Kathy Burke and you... make them act serious? What a waste. Those two try, as do the rest of the cast, but <em>'The Martins'</em> is kinda awful. That's thanks to poor storytelling and some very unlikeable characters. At least we have the pleasant Lennie James to watch, albeit in bits and pieces throughout - thankfully he got better roles in the decade or so following this. He is the only positive part of this in my opinion. It's abundantly clear what the film is aiming for, but man does it make a complete hash of the execu...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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