The read
It runs long at 2h 50m.
Synopsis
Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre during its limited run. The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town in Yorkshire, is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old people’s choir.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Key crew
- Alan BennettWriter
- Tim Van SomerenDirector
Cast
- Sacha DhawanDr Valentine
- Samuel BarnettColin
- Deborah FindlaySister Gilchrist
- Julia FosterMary
- Jacqueline ClarkeMrs Maudsley
- Jacqueline ChanMolly
- Sam BondAlex
- Peter ForbesSalter
- Rosie EdeMrs Earnshaw
- Patricia EnglandMavis
- David MoorstAndy
- Anna LindupRenee