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Sep 06, 2002
104 min
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Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)

Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.

Category

Romance Comedy Drama

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

Senator Film EM Media Big Arty Productions Film4 Productions

Robert Carlyle

Jimmy

Rhys Ifans

Dek

Shirley Henderson

Shirley

Kathy Burke

Carol

Ricky Tomlinson

Charlie

Finn Atkins

Marlene

James Cosmo

Billy

David McKay

Dougy

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