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In the Bleak Midwinter

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.

1995 |1h 39m |  Comedy

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Michael Maloney

Joe

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Richard Briers

Henry

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Joan Collins

Margaretta

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Nicholas Farrell

Tom Newman

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Julia Sawalha

Nina

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Celia Imrie

Fadge

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John Sessions

Terry Du Bois

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Jennifer Saunders

Nancy

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Gerard Horan

Carnforth

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Mark Hadfield

Vernon Spatch

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Adrian Scarborough

Young actor

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Brian Pettifer

Ventriloquist

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Shaun Prendergast

Mule Train Man

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Katy Carmichael

Mad Puppet Woman

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Edward Jewesbury

Nina's Father

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Carol Starks

Audience Member

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Jessica Manley

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Language

English

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