Timothy Spall as Maurice; Phyllis Logan as Monica; Brenda Blethyn as Cynthia; Claire Rushbrook as Roxanne; Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Hortense; Elizabeth Berrington as Jane; Michele Austin as Dionne; Lee Ross as Paul; Lesley Manville as Social Worker; Ron Cook as Stuart; Emma Amos as Girl with Scar; Brian Bovell as Hortense's Brothers; Trevor Laird as Hortense's Brothers; Clare Perkins as Hortense's Sister-in-Law; Elias Perkins McCook as Hortense's Nephew
Rating
Cinematography
Dick Pope
Language
English
Plot
A middle-aged London factory worker is shocked when the mixed-race daughter she gave up at birth decides to track her down. At first she denies she is her mother. All family members become emotional, as everyone's secrets are exposed.