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Summary
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
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Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 76Audiences 72GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer82%
Metascore69
Audience score78%
Letterboxd · 46 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.1
User score6.5
Running time
1 h 53 min
A typical length for dramas
typical 109113Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 45 countries, rent or buy in 14 more
+35Released
2023
September 29, 2023
3 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
DutchArabicMade in
Belgium- France
United Kingdom
and 12 more40 people
- Dave TurnerTJ Ballantyne
- Ebla MariYara
- Claire RodgersonLaura
- Trevor FoxCharlie
- Chris McGladeVic
- Col TaitEddy
- Jordan LouisGary
- CRChrissie RobinsonErica
- Chris GottsJaffa Cake
- JPJen PattersonMaggie
- AOArthur OxleyArchie
- JAJoe ArmstrongJoe
- ADAndy DawsonMicky
Maxie PetersTommy- RCRosa Crowley-BennettUnion Supporter
- BBBobby BeldrumUnion Supporter
- AAAmna Al AliFatima
- YAYazan Al ShteiwiBashir
- DADiyaa Al KhalidSalim
- RHRahaf HNadia
Neil LeiperRocco
Micky McGregorEstate Agent
Rhys McgowanBoy with Dog
Reuben BainbridgeBoy with Dog
Directing · 6
- Ken Loach Director
- Susanna Lenton Script Supervisor
- Fraser Malcolm Third Assistant Director
- Dom Byrne Third Assistant Director
- Jamie Hamer First Assistant Director
- La' Toyah McDonald Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Paul Laverty Screenplay
Production · 18
- Vincent Maraval Executive Producer
- Pascal Caucheteux Executive Producer
- Grégoire Sorlat Executive Producer
- Jack Thomas-O'Brien Producer, Associate Producer
- Rebecca O'Brien Producer
- Kahleen Crawford Casting
Camera · 15
- Robbie Ryan Director of Photography
- Tristan Haley Focus Puller
- Bob Dixon Grip
- Joss Barratt Still Photographer
- Marcus Moody Grip
- David Agha-Rafei Focus Puller
Editing · 5
- Jonathan Morris Editor
- Carl Thompson Colorist
- Chloe Winter Assistant Editor
- Ben North Online Editor
- PD Hardy Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
- George Fenton Original Music Composer
- Kevin Brazier Sound Editor, Supervising Sound Editor
- Ray Beckett Sound Recordist
- Robert Brazier Sound Effects Editor
- Ian Tapp Sound Mixer
- Ben Brazier Dialogue Editor
Art · 8
- Fergus Clegg Production Design
- Paul Campbell Property Master
- Martin Butterworth Title Designer
- Emily McKenzie Graphic Designer
- Campbell Mitchell Props
- Liam O'Hara Construction Manager
Costume & Make-Up · 10
- Jo Slater Costume Design
- Catherine Flynn Makeup & Hair Assistant
- Grace Campbell Costume Standby
- Rosie Edmonds Costumer
- Bessie Williams Costumer
- Chloe Gauci Costume Standby
Visual Effects · 1
- Scott McIntyre Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 5
- Gabriel Bertrand Electrician
- Laurent Van Eijs Gaffer
- Antoine Doyen Electrician
- Gareth Davies Electrician
- Peter Kirkwood Electrician
Other crew · 8
- Paul Heasman Stunt Coordinator
- Jack Midgley Unit Medic
- Marcus Bainbridge Animal Wrangler
- Mandy Bainbridge Animal Wrangler
- Karl Kilfoyle Unit Medic
- Beth Ridley Unit Medic
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