Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

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.

Directed by Shane Meadows

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TrailerOfficialOnce Upon A Time in the Midlands (2002) | Trailer | Film4

TrailerOnce Upon A Time in the Midlands (2002) | Trailer | Film4

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Cast

Robert Carlyle

Jimmy

Rhys Ifans

Dek

Shirley Henderson

Shirley

Kathy Burke

Carol

Ricky Tomlinson

Charlie

Finn Atkins

Marlene

James Cosmo

Billy

David McKay

Dougy

Anthony Strachan

Jumbo

Andrew Shim

Donut

Kelly Thresher

Donna

Eliot Otis Brown Walters

Lake

Ryan Bruce

Emerson

Vic Reeves

Clown

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