Plot Summary

Ken Loach's first production for ITV, shown under the 'Sunday Night Theatre' strand (originally broadcast 18th July 1971). After a Lifetime is something of a neglected, social realist masterpiece that focuses on two brothers, brought together by the death of their father, reflecting on his life of militancy and political activism. At the time critic Nancy Banks Smith called it ‘brilliantly funny, and moving with a sort of subterranean rage’. Smith himself plays the older brother with a brilliant, raw emotion.

Movie Details

Original Title
After a Lifetime
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Neville Smith as Young Billy

Neville Smith

Young Billy

Bill Dean as Uncle Sid

Bill Dean

Uncle Sid

Peter Kerrigan as Uncle John

Peter Kerrigan

Uncle John

Johnny Gee as Frank

Johnny Gee

Frank

Len Annett as Joe Horrigon

Len Annett

Joe Horrigon

Rosalind Elliot as Maureen

Rosalind Elliot

Maureen

Jimmy Coleman as Aloysius

Jimmy Coleman

Aloysius

Joan Flood as Cissie

Joan Flood

Cissie

Joey Kaye as Mike

Joey Kaye

Mike

Sammy Sharples as Uncle Gus

Sammy Sharples

Uncle Gus

Laidlaw Dalling as Doctor

Laidlaw Dalling

Doctor

Bert King as Undertaker

Bert King

Undertaker

Pat Gillon as Mr Pimblett

Pat Gillon

Mr Pimblett

Ernie Mack as Insurance Agent

Ernie Mack

Insurance Agent

Production Companies

Kestrel Films