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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Shane Meadows

2002

  • Romance
  • Comedy
  • Drama
6.1

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.

Cast & crew

  • Shane MeadowsDirector
  • Robert CarlyleJimmy
  • Rhys IfansDek
  • Shirley HendersonShirley
  • Kathy BurkeCarol
  • Ricky TomlinsonCharlie
  • Finn AtkinsMarlene
  • James CosmoBilly
  • David McKayDougy

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