Cemetery Junction
Comedy drama set in 1970s Reading following three working class lads. Freddie (Christian Cooke) yearns to rise above his station and takes a job selling life insurance.
It's 1973 in Cemetery Junction, a Reading suburb. Three working-class lads, best friends, are coming of age. Freddie wants to rise above his station, taking a job selling life insurance, wearing a suit and tie. Snork works at the railway station and wants a girlfriend some day. Bruce talks of leaving but seems on track to work at a factory, drink and fight, and become like his dad, in front of the telly with beer on hand, and he's trying the patience of the police officer who gets him out of jams. Freddie's job leads the lads toward a few small changes. He runs across a childhood friend, Julie, his boss's daughter who's engaged to the firm's top seller. Can the lads break out?
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Freddie | Christian Cooke |
| Julie | Felicity Jones |
| Bruce | Tom Hughes |
| Mr Taylor | Ricky Gervais |
| Dougie Boden | Stephen Merchant |
| Mike | Matthew Goode |
| Mr Kendrick | Ralph Fiennes |
| Snork | Jack Doolan |
| Mrs Kendrick | Emily Watson |
| Gran | Anne Reid |
| Writer | Ricky Gervais |
| Writer | Stephen Merchant |
| Director | Ricky Gervais |
| Director | Stephen Merchant |
Mark Kermode on Cemetery Junction
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