High Hopes
Working-class couple Shirley and Cyril are in conflict over whether they should have children, their problems with 'yuppies' moving into the neighbourhood and outpricing them, and the advent of Cyril's ageing mother's seventieth birthday.
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Cast
13 people
Phil Davis
Cyril Bender
Known for
Sherlock
Poldark
Ruth Sheen
Shirley
Known for
Strike
Another Year
Edna Doré
Mrs Bender
Known for
EastEnders
Stuart: A Life Backwards
Philip Jackson
Martin Burke
Known for
Agatha Christie's Poirot
The Best Offer
Heather Tobias
Valerie
Also in
Our Mutual Friend
Making Out
Lesley Manville
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Known for
Maleficent
The Crown
David Bamber
Rupert Boothe-Brain
Known for
Rome
Pride and Prejudice
Cheryl Prime
Martin's Girlfriend
Also in
Dempsey and Makepeace
Diana
Judith Scott
Suzi
Known for
Virtual Sexuality
Jason Watkins
Wayne
Known for
Taboo
Batman: Caped Crusader
Diane-Louise Jordan
Chemist Shop Assistant
Also in
Songs of Praise
South of the Border
Linda Beckett
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Mike Leigh Director · Andrew Dickson Composer Roger Pratt Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.2M · United States release February 24, 1989 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,192,322
Production
British Screen Productions
Production
Portman Productions
Production
Film Four International
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Italy · August 30, 1988
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
United Kingdom · January 13, 1989
Theatrical
United States · February 24, 1989
Theatrical
France
March 29, 1989 · Theatrical
June 27, 2011 · Physical · DVD
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