Synopsis
A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic79/100
127 audience votes
Key crew
- Willis HallScreenplay
- John SchlesingerDirector
- Keith WaterhouseScreenplay
- Richard Rodney BennettOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Tom CourtenayWilliam Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
- Julie ChristieLiz
- Wilfred PicklesGeoffrey Fisher
- Mona WashbourneAlice Fisher
- Ethel GriffiesGrandma Florence
- Finlay CurrieDuxbury
- Gwendolyn WattsRita
- Helen FraserBarbara
- Leonard RossiterEmanuel Shadrack
- Rodney BewesArthur Crabtree
- George InnesStamp
- Leslie RandallDanny Boon
Stills
Themes
dreamsnorthern englandbased on novel or booklieyorkshiretrainambrosiabradford