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Meantime is a 1983 British comedy-drama television film directed by Mike Leigh and produced by Central Television for Channel 4. It stars Tim Roth, Phil Daniels and Gary Oldman. It was shown in 1983 at the London Film Festival and on Channel 4 and at the 1984 Berlin International Film Festival.
Jul 23, 1986 · Meantime: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Marion Bailey, Phil Daniels, Tim Roth, Pam Ferris. When one brother gets a job from their wealthy aunt, the other becomes increasingly jealous.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Mike Leigh
- 1986-07-23
Feb 24, 2022 · A slow-burning depiction of economic degradation in Thatcher’s England, Mike Leigh’s Meantime is the culmination of the writer-director’s pioneering work in television. Unemployment is rampant in London’s working-class East End, where a middle-aged couple and their two sons languish in a claustrophobic public-housing flat.
- 107 min
Meantime is a dark comedy about unemployment and social alienation in Thatcher's England, starring Tim Roth and Gary Oldman. The film is based on Leigh's improvisational process and features tense encounters with a middle-class aunt and a skinhead.
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Two brothers (Phil Daniels, Tim Roth) live on the dole in a small apartment with their unemployed parents in London's East End.
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- Mike Leigh
- TV-MA
- Marion Bailey
A working-class family in London's East End is struggling to stay afloat during the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's premiership.
In Meantime, Mike Leigh created a stark vision of Thatcher's 80's Britain. A beaten-down and dysfunctional Britain portrayed by an incredible cast packed with the very best of British.
