Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene--her daughter by the sexy but delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley, so much, that he proposes to her on national television. Jimmy sees the TV proposal and returns to town convinced that he can try to win back his wife and daughter, however he faces formidable opposition from almost every side.
Production FilmFour [gb]; Film Council [gb](in association with); Senator Film Produktion [de](as Senator Film); East Midlands Media Initiative [gb](with the participation of) (as EMMI); Slate Films [gb]; Big Arty Productions [gb](in association with) (as Big Arty); EM Media [gb](executive production);
Cast Names Robert Carlyle; Vanessa Feltz; Ricky Tomlinson; Kathy Burke; Vicki Patterson; Shirley Henderson; Finn Atkins; Kelly Thresher; Rhys Ifans; Andrew Shim; Ryan Bruce; Eliot Otis Brown Walters; Anthony Strachan; David McKay; James Cosmo; Vic Reeves; Bob Mortimer; Richard Garfoot; Justin Brady; Tony Nyland; Anthony Clarke; Ladene Hall; Shane Meadows; Paul Fraser;