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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

6.1 (62) ·2002 ·104 min ·Movie
Romance Comedy Drama

Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.

Top Cast

Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle
Jimmy
Rhys Ifans
Rhys Ifans
Dek
Shirley Henderson
Shirley Henderson
Shirley
Kathy Burke
Kathy Burke
Carol
Ricky Tomlinson
Ricky Tomlinson
Charlie
Finn Atkins
Finn Atkins
Marlene
James Cosmo
James Cosmo
Billy
David McKay
David McKay
Dougy
Anthony Strachan
Anthony Strachan
Jumbo
Andrew Shim
Andrew Shim
Donut

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