Directed by:
Mike LeighScreenplay:
Mike LeighCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Rachel PortmanCast:
Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Jane Horrocks, Stephen Rea, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Claire Skinner, Harriet ThorpeVOD (1)
Plots(1)
Wendy (Alison Steadman) and Andy (Jim Broadbent) are a good-natured couple with two daughters, Nicola (Jane Horrocks) and Natalie (Claire Skinner). As different as two sisters could possibly be, Natalie is jovial and optimistic, while Nicola is a discontented cynic with contempt for everything she encounters. When Andy breaks his foot and strikes upon the idea to buy a hot dog van, Wendy is reminded of what she loves--and loathes--about her husband. Gradually, Nicola is revealed to have a potentially dangerous eating disorder, and by the time tensions between the sisters erupt, Wendy must gather all her strength to keep the family together. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Alison Steadman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/765/159765046_99b4f3.jpg)
Alison Steadman
UK
Best movies:
Secrets & Lies (1996)
Shirley Valentine (1989)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Jim Broadbent](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/428/164428575_19c073.png)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Guerre et paix (2016) (series)
![Jane Horrocks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272873_dc0972.jpg)
Jane Horrocks
UK
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Chicken Run (2000)
Memphis Belle (1990)
![Stephen Rea](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/218/162218630_87dbf6.jpg)
Stephen Rea
UK
Best movies:
Guerre et paix (2016) (series)
Le Cri des larmes (1992)
Michael Collins (1996)
![Timothy Spall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271670_fda240.jpg)
Timothy Spall
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Last Samurai (2003)
![David Thewlis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/155/166155236_a314d6.jpg)
David Thewlis
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas (2008)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
![Claire Skinner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188453_ed23fd.jpg)
Claire Skinner
UK
Best movies:
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
I.D. (1995)
Perfect Strangers (2001) (series)
![Harriet Thorpe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/925/165925228_30860a.jpg)
Harriet Thorpe
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The 10th Kingdom (2000) (series)
Young Toscanini (1988)