Summary
Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 88GoodWatch 80
Audience score95%
IMDb8.0
Running time
1 h 15 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −34 min on the typical 109
typical 10975Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
1999
January 3, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
TV MovieDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 5 more19 people
- Thora HirdAnnie Longden
- Pete PostlethwaiteDeric Longden
- Penny DownieAileen Longden
- Anne ReidGloria Brooks
- Keith CliffordFred
- THTom HigginsDoctor
- JLJennifer LuckraftNurse
- Katherine Dow BlytonSister
- ECEddie CaswellWidower
- DFDiana FlacksMrs Corey
- DSDavid ShimwellYoung Man
- MHMalcolm HebdenChemist
- RHRuth HoldenMrs Elliot
- DHDinah HandleyDo-Gooder
- GWGillian WaughTherapist
- Noreen KershawMargaret
- Dennis BlanchMan with Dogs
- MBMaxine BurthNurse
- KKKatisha KenyonNurse
Directing · 4
- Alan J.W. Bell Director
- Roger Arscott First Assistant Director
- Donna Molloy Second Assistant Director
- Angie Pontefract Script Supervisor
Writing · 1
- Deric Longden Book, Screenplay
Production · 6
- Keith Richardson Executive Producer
- Margaret Matheson Executive Producer
- Sita Williams Producer
- Lynette Carroll Production Coordinator
- Sue Jackson Casting Director
- Josh Dynevor Location Manager
Camera · 4
- Alan Pyrah Director of Photography
- Michael Quinn Grip
- Dave Carey Camera Operator
- Keith Broome Focus Puller
Editing · 3
- Janey Walklin Editor
- Neil Turner Colorist
- Robert Hough Assistant Editor
Sound · 5
- Jim Parker Music
- Patrick Morris Sound Mixer
- Roy Lafbery Sound Editor
- Dave Whiteley Sound Recordist
- Chris Gibbions Boom Operator
Art · 4
- Andrew Sanderson Production Design
- Teresa Clayton Art Direction
- Neil McConachie Graphic Designer
- Peter Allan Props
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Ruth Edwards Assistant Makeup Artist
- Jan Marsden Costume Supervisor
- Joyce Dean Makeup Designer
- Sue Hallas Costume Designer
Lighting · 1
- Adge Smith Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Tony Edmondson Post Production Supervisor
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