Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
Acting
Thora Hird's BAFTA-winning performance—every silence screams.
Writing
Deric Longden's autobiographical script, adapted from his own memoir.
Director
Alan J.W. Bell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thora Hird was 87 during filming and had to learn lines phonetically due to her own memory issues—art imitating life imitating art.
This launched a loose Longden trilogy including 'Wide-Eyed and Legless'—Britain's most depressing yet cozy cinematic universe.
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