High Hopes(1989)
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.
Movie: High Hopes
Top 10 Billed Cast
Cyril Bender
Shirley
Mrs Bender
Martin Burke
Valerie
Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Rupert Boothe-Brain
Wayne
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