Gary attempts to buy a second-hand car. What should be a straightforward task is turned into something of a quest by various people, including dodgy East End car dealer Perry, Perry's taxi-driver dad, a garage owner called Derek, Perry's wife Debbie and couple of twins.
Mike Leigh
Georgina Lowe
Mike Leigh
Dick Pope
Gary Yershon
Eddie Marsan
Perry
Sam Kelly
Grandad
Samantha Spiro
Debbie
Lee Ingleby
Gary
Nichole Bird
Hayley
Danielle Bird
Jody
Jade Anouka
Jody's Friend
Robert Putt
Derek
Ben Batt
Footballer #1
Jonny Leigh-Wright
Footballer #2
Belinda Everett
Karate Girl #1
Selina Zaza-Wilson
Karate Girl #2 (as Selina Zaza)
Peter McGinn
Some short films are whole and complete the way they are. Others come to an end leaving things, real or implied, hanging in the air. They make me ask the question, “Why didn’t they make this a full-length film and tell the entire story?” This is one of the latter type, in my opinion. I know Mike Lei...
A Running Jump
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Thin Man Films
Film4 Productions
BBC Film
