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Housewife, 49
Starring: Victoria Wood , David Threlfall
Directed by: Gavin Millar
Produced by: Piers Wenger
Written by: Victoria Wood
With the screenplay by the leading actress, Victoria Wood, this compelling drama is based on the true story of Nella Last's wartime recollections.
Item Number: 14633
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 1 1/2 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 1
- Special Features:
Insert with background on the U.K.'s Mass-Observation Project
Text Interview with Victoria Woodan
Cast Filmographies
Crack open a diary penned during one of the most uncertain times in British history-the dawn of World War II. This compelling drama is based on the true story of Nella Last's wartime recollections. Nella (Victoria Wood, Hetty Wainthropp Investigates), trapped in an unhappy marriage and dreading the departure of her beloved son to the front, turns to her diary to survive. As Nella embraces her wartime volunteer work and meets the formidable Mrs. Waite (Stephanie Cole, Waiting for God), she finally overcomes the issues that kept her imprisoned for years. Screenplay by the leading actress, Victoria Wood.
| Nella Last | --- | Victoria Wood |
| Daddy – Will Last | --- | David Threlfall |
| Cliff Last | --- | Christopher Harper |
| Arthur Last | --- | Ben Crompton |
| Dot | --- | Lorraine Ashbourne |
| Mrs. Whittaker | --- | Sally Bankes |
| Mrs. Waite | --- | Stephanie Cole |
| Mrs. Lord | --- | Marcia Warren |
| Mrs. Lynch | --- | Sylvestra Le Touzel |
| Miss Finch | --- | Wendy Nottingham |
| Mrs. Higham | --- | Jane Lowe |
| Mrs. Mac | --- | Dorothy Atkinson |
| Evelyn Edwards | --- | Sian Brooke |
| Madeleine Whittaker | --- | Laura Power |
| Dr. Roger Brierly | --- | Jason Watkins |
| Jill | --- | Daisy Haggard |
| Pru | --- | Clare Wille |
| Dennis | --- | Alan Cox |
| Godfrey | --- | Hugh Sachs |
| Mrs. Hockey | --- | Georgie Glen |
| Michael Hockey | --- | Samuel Roukin |
| Robbie Kilgour | --- | Duncan Barton |
| Mrs. Brierly | --- | Olwen May |
| Edith | --- | Catherine Skinner |
Written by Victoria Wood
Directed by Gavin Millar
Produced by Piers Wenger
Executive Produced by Damien Timmer, Victoria Wood
Original Music by John Lunn
Cinematography by Cinders Forshaw
Film Editing by Matthew Newman
