Movie

Housewife, 49

Released: December 10, 2006 (2006)

Runtime: 88 minutes

Genres: Drama, History

Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join the troops - provoking a painful confrontation with her husband Will.

Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)

Stephanie Cole as Mrs Waite
Age at release: 65
Marcia Warren as Mrs Lord
Age at release: 63
Victoria Wood as Nella Last
Age at release: 53
David Threlfall as Will Last
Age at release: 53
Sylvestra Le Touzel as Mrs Lynch
Age at release: 48
Lorraine Ashbourne as Dot
Age at release: 45
Jason Watkins as Dr Roger Brierley
Age at release: 40
Ben Crompton as Arthur Last
Age at release: 32
Daisy Haggard as Jill
Age at release: 28
Christopher Harper as Cliff Last
Age at release: Unknown

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Dorothy Atkinson as Mrs Mac
Age at release: 40
Wendy Nottingham as Miss Finch
Age at release: Unknown
Sally Bankes as Mrs Whittaker
Age at release: Unknown