The read
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
On the outskirts of Birmingham and the margins of society the Billingham family perform extreme rituals and break social taboos as they muddle through a life decided by factors beyond their control. At times shocking and laced with an unsettling humor, three episodes unfold as a powerful evocation of the experience of growing up in a Black Country council flat.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic81/100
Critics rate it 14 points higher than audiences do.
64 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard BillinghamDirector
- Richard BillinghamWriter
Cast
- Justin SalingerRay
- Ella SmithLiz
- Patrick RomerOlder Ray
- Deirdre KellyOlder Liz
- Tony WayLol
- Sam GittinsWill
- Richard AshtonSid
- Joshua Millard-LloydJason
- Mary Helen DonaldHilda
- Jacob TutonRichard (Aged 10)
- Sam PlantRichard (Aged 16)
- Callum SlaterJason (Aged 2)
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Themes
tape recorderworking classalcoholicneglected childcouncil estate1980sbirminghambudgerigar