Directed by:
Paul SeedScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesCinematography:
Gavin FinneyComposer:
Jim ParkerCast:
Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Joanna Lumley, John Light, Joanna Scanlan, Caroline Carver, Rosamund Pike, Lucy Robinson, Jeremy Clyde, Richard Syms, Georgina Hale, Katie Carr, Ursula Howells (more)Plots(1)
After Reggie Conyngham-Jervis (Finney), a wealthy ex-fighter pilot, and Roy Southgate (Courtenay), a retired milkman, are both widowed on the same night, the "odd couple" decide to overlook their differences and move in together. At first the two become friends, until their unlikely relationship is threatened by the arrival of Liz Franks (Lumley), an alluring woman with a hidden agenda. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Albert Finney
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Tom Courtenay
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Joanna Lumley
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John Light
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Joanna Scanlan
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Caroline Carver
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Rosamund Pike
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Lucy Robinson
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Jeremy Clyde
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Richard Syms
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Georgina Hale
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Katie Carr
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Ursula Howells
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Adjoa Andoh
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Dominic Rowan
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