High Hopes 1989
High Hopes
Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.
Slice-of-life look at a sweet working-class couple in London, Shirley and Cyril, his mother, who's aging quickly and becoming forgetful, mum's ghastly upper-middle-class neighbors, and Cyril's pretentious sister and philandering husband. Shirley wants a baby, but Cyril, who reads Marx and wants the world to be perfect, is reluctant. Cyril's mum locks herself out and must ask her snooty neighbors for help. Then Cyril's sister Valerie stages a surprise party for mum's 70th birthday, a disaster from start to finish. Shirley holds things together, and she and Cyril may put aside her Dutch cap after all.
Videos & Photos
All 2 Videos & 9 Photoscast
Full Cast & Crew... Cyril Bender
... Shirley
... Mrs Bender
... Martin Burke
... Valerie
... Lætitia Boothe-Brain
Release Date:
Jan 13, 1989 (United Kingdom)
Run Time:
1hr 48`
MMPA Rating:
PG
Original Language:
English
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Status:
Released
Plot Keywords:

Cast & Crew of
High Hopes
Directors & Credit Writers
... Second Assistant Director
... First Assistant Director
... Script Supervisor
Cast
... Cyril Bender
... Shirley
... Mrs Bender
... Martin Burke
... Valerie
... Lætitia Boothe-Brain
... Rupert Boothe-Brain
CP
Cheryl Prime... Martin's Girlfriend
JS
Judith Scott... Suzi
... Wayne
... Chemist Shop Assistant
... Receptionist
A
Ali... Baby
Produced By
... Production Runner
... Production Manager
... Production Coordinator