The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join the troops - provoking a painful confrontation with her husband Will.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Gavin MillarDirector
- Victoria WoodWriter
- John LunnOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Victoria WoodNella Last
- David ThrelfallWill Last
- Ben CromptonArthur Last
- Christopher HarperCliff Last
- Stephanie ColeMrs Waite
- Marcia WarrenMrs Lord
- Sylvestra Le TouzelMrs Lynch
- Lorraine AshbourneDot
- Jason WatkinsDr Roger Brierley
- Daisy HaggardJill
- Wendy NottinghamMiss Finch
- Dorothy AtkinsonMrs Mac
Stills
Themes
world war iihistorical