Directed by:
Hettie MacDonaldCinematography:
Chris SeagerCast:
Linda Henry, Meera Syal, Glen Berry, Ben Daniels, John Benfield, Beth Goddard, Marlene Sidaway, Scott Neal, Martin Walsh, Anna Karen, Tameka Empson (more)VOD (1)
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During a long hot summer in south London Jamie is bunking off school more than usual, scurrying back to the TV and the flat in the Thamesmead estate where he lives with his mother Sandra. Whilst his neighbour Leigh, who’s been kicked out of school, spends her days listening to Mama Cass records. In the same block is Jamie’s sporty classmate Ste, whose home life is punctuated by the regular beatings he receives from both his father and brother. One night, in a bid to escape the violence, Ste takes refuge in Sandra’s flat and sleeps head to toe with Jamie. As Sandra struggles with a job promotion and her relationship with her hippy boyfriend Tony, Jamie and Ste gradually discover their affection for each other. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Linda Henry
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 4: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV movie)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Business (2005)
Meera Syal
UK
Best movies:
Kenneth Branagh Theatre Company: Romeo and Juliet (2016) (theatrical recording)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
Desert Flower (2009)
Glen Berry
UK
Best movies:
My Brother Tom (2001)
Prime Suspect 4: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV movie)
From Hell (2001)
Ben Daniels
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
John Benfield
Best movies:
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
The Best Offer (2013)
Beth Goddard
UK
Best movies:
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Marlene Sidaway
UK
Best movies:
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) (TV movie)
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Scott Neal
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect 4: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV movie)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Martin Walsh
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Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Commander (2003) (TV movie)
A Touch of Frost (1992) (series)
Anna Karen
South Africa
Best movies:
Beautiful Thing (1996)
The Golden Hour (2005) (series)
Poor Cow (1967)
Tameka Empson
UK
Best movies:
Notes on a Scandal (2006)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Skellig (2009) (TV movie)
Sophie Stanton
UK
Best movies:
Fingersmith (2005) (TV movie)
Me Before You (2016)
Shadowlands (1993)
Davyd Harries
UK
Best movies:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Lee Westwick
Best movies:
Beautiful Thing (1996)
Accident Man (2018)
Blue Iguana (2018)