A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership. Only the mother Mavis is working; father Frank and the couple's two sons Colin, a timid, chronically shy individual and Mark, an outspoken, headstrong young man, are on the dole. This situation is contrasted by the presence of Mavis's sister Barbara, and her husband John, whose financial and social loftiness appears to be a comfortable facade over the unspoken soreness of a lackluster marriage.
Drama
Comedy
TV Movie
Production Companies:
Central Productions
Mostpoint
Channel 4 Television
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Astro
Videos
Date: 2021-05-09T00:43:02.000Z
Mike Leigh in conversation with Jarvis Cocker (Full conversation)
Date: 2017-08-21T17:11:44.000Z
Mike Leigh and Jarvis Cocker Discuss MEANTIME
Date: 2010-05-27T22:21:50.000Z
Meantime trailer (Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, Alfred Molina)
