Summary
Out of work, scrounger Robert Martin lives with his dysfunctional family - long suffering wife accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house next door to a giant shopping center in the London suburbs.
Good for
- Friends night
- Party vibe
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 54GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.5
Audience score52%
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries
Released
2001
September 14, 2001
25 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 12 more18 people
- Lee EvansRobert Martin
- Kathy BurkeAngie Martin
- Linda BassettAnthea
- EBEric ByrneLittle Bob Martin
- TDTerri DumontKatie Martin
- Frank FinlayMr Heath
- Barbara Leigh-HuntMrs Heath
- Ray WinstoneMr Marvel
- Mark StrongDoug
- AEAlison EganJan
- Jack ShepherdDI Tony Branch
Lennie JamesPC Alex
Lorraine AshbourneLil
Tameka EmpsonMo
Paddy ConsidineHatfield Recorder Editor
Ronnie FoxTraffic Warden
Owen BrenmanTeacher
Raymond WaringPet Shop Assistant
Directing · 2
- Tony Grounds Director, Writer
- Stephen Woolfenden First Assistant Director
Production · 8
- Ralph Kamp Executive Producer
- Paul Tucker Executive Producer
- Steve Christian Executive Producer
- Peter Bennett-Jones Executive Producer
- Greg Brenman Producer
- Bruce Davey Producer
Camera · 1
- David Johnson Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Robin Sales Editor
Sound · 2
- Richard Hartley Original Music Composer
- Ruth Sullivan Foley Artist
Art · 3
- Michael Carlin Production Design
- Andrew Rothschild Art Direction
- Rebecca Alleway Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Stewart Meachem Costume Design
- Ivana Primorac Makeup Artist
- Joceline Andrews Makeup Artist
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