It would be funny if it didn't hurt so much.
Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation, in blind pursuit of that goal.
- 6.9
- 1993
- Released
- 1h 30m
Bruce Jones
Bob
Julie Brown
AnneGemma Phoenix
Coleen
Ricky Tomlinson
Tommy
Tom Hickey
Father BarryMike Fallon
JimmyRonnie Ravey
ButcherLee Brennan
Irishman
Karen Henthorn
Young MotherChristine Abbott
MayGeraldine Ward
Tracey
William Ash
JoeMatthew Clucas
SeanAnna Jaskolka
Shop AssistantJonathan James
TanseyAnthony Bodell
TedBob Mullane
Ted's MateJack Marsden
MikeJimmy Coleman
Dixie (as Jim R. Coleman)George Moss
DeanJackie Richmond
Club StewardDerek Alleyn
Factory Boss
Tony Audenshaw
Drug Pusher
Little Tony
CliffTracey Adamson
Susan Cookson
Stephen Lord
Corinne Heritage
Anne Martin
Released
en
- #communion dress
- #priest
- #working class
- #catholic
- #unemployment
- #manchester
Reviews
I watched this to see Bruce Jones in it, who I know from long ago Coronation Street. He performed well with a limiting script. I mean, there was plenty of emotional highs and lows for him to strut his stuff, but the plot seemed weak and fell back on stereotypes. I had trouble with his being too proud to accept charity but he has no qualms about breaking the law. Do those two standards really fit w