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Dark comedy. A health scare makes a 64-year-old Glaswegian decide to make amends with his estranged family, but his attempts to make things right always seem to go wrong.
Darkly comic film about Alfred, a 64-year-old man from Glasgow who suffers a health scare and decides to make amends with his estranged family before it is too late.
His well-meaning attempts to make things right always seem to go wrong, but with his long-suffering friend Brian along for the ride, he faces up to his past and realises what his life means to him.
Last on
Sat 20 Feb 201600:40
BBC Two except Wales
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Alfred Patterson | James Cosmo |
| Brian Colburn | Brian Pettifer |
| Jackie Morrison | Kate Dickie |
| Stevie Blantyre | Martin Compston |
| Bronwyn Morrison | Natasha Watson |
| Dr April Hayley | Natalie Press |
| Crispin | John Comerford |
| Margaret Blantyre | Hope Ross |
| TT | Carolyn Calder |
| Director | Morag McKinnon |
| Writer | Lone Scherfig |
| Writer | Colin McLaren |
| Producer | Wendy Griffin |
| Producer | Gillian Berrie |
Donkeys star James Cosmo: Extended interview
Shereen Nanjiani's guest cut his teeth on Dr Finlay's Casebook.
