In the Bleak Midwinter
29/09/1995
Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.
Movie Information
Michael Maloney
as Joe
Richard Briers
as Henry
Joan Collins
as Margaretta
Nicholas Farrell
as Tom Newman
Julia Sawalha
as Nina
Celia Imrie
as Fadge
John Sessions
as Terry Du Bois
Jennifer Saunders
as Nancy
Gerard Horan
as Carnforth
Mark Hadfield
as Vernon Spatch
Hetta Charnley
as Molly
Adrian Scarborough
as Young actor
Brian Pettifer
as Ventriloquist
Patrick Doyle
as Scotsman
Shaun Prendergast
as Mule Train Man
Allie Byrne
as Tap Dancer
Katy Carmichael
as Mad Puppet Woman
Ann Davies
as Mrs Branch
James D. White
as Tim
Robert Hines
as Mortimer
Edward Jewesbury
as Nina's Father
Carol Starks
as Audience Member
Jessica Manley
as Audience Member
