Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Plot Summary

Though Dek leads a simple and happy life with his girlfriend Shirley and her 12-year-old daughter Marlene, his grand, televised marriage proposal puts his devotion to the test—especially as Marlene's long-absent biological father, Jimmy, looms in the background.

Top Cast

Robert Carlyle Jimmy

Rhys Ifans Dek

Shirley Henderson Shirley

Kathy Burke Carol

Ricky Tomlinson Charlie