The read
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
Shot mainly in South East London, it’s about Micky Mason, a skilled manual worker who, since the Crash, can find nothing but menial zero hours jobs. He takes a course of action that is completely out of character, but it’s the only way he can see of keeping his family together. It is about surviving, but it’s not all anguish and despair - it’s also warm and tender, and funny. It's about people finding their way through. It’s about Micky Mason; a man out there, right now, doing his best.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 31 points higher than audiences do.
Key crew
- Mark GillisDirector
- Mark GillisWriter
Cast
- Martin HerdmanMicky
- Ian HoggSam
- Marlene SidawayJean
- Tracey WilkinsonLorraine
- Josh HerdmanJason
- Mark GillisPaul
- Sadie ShimminMarion
- Ken ShorterVic
- Joanna MonroJobcentre Manager
- Bradley HallBilly
- Anne BirdCheryl
- Glen SuppleFactory Boss