Margery and Gladys
Margery and Gladys | |
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Andrew McCulloch | |
Directed by | Geoffrey Sax |
Starring | Penelope Keith June Brown Roger Lloyd-Pack Martin Freeman |
Music by | Philip Pope |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Sharon Bloom |
Producer | Tim Hutchinson |
Cinematography | Chris O'Dell |
Editor | Nick Arthurs |
Running time | 98 minutes |
Production company | Carlton Television |
Original release | |
Network | ITV |
Release | 21 September 2003 |
Margery and Gladys is a one-off television drama/film, broadcast on 21 September 2003. Starring Penelope Keith and June Brown as the title characters, it was produced by Carlton Television for ITV and directed by Geoffrey Sax.[1] Upon first broadcast, it was watched by a total of 7.91 million viewers.[2]
The film was also screened on RTÉ One in Ireland. It was subsequently repeated on ITV3 on 6 March 2016, its first repeat in the United Kingdom since its original broadcast in 2003. The film was released on DVD in Australia in July 2012 by Madman Entertainment.[3]
Plot
Recently widowed Margery Heywood (
They are forced to break into a pharmacy to obtain insulin for Gladys's diabetes, 'do a runner' from a petrol station and dodge police cameras on the M25. Margery is devastated to learn of a twenty-year affair between her late husband and Gladys - and that her son knew of it. His father also secretly bought a boat and planned to sail away with a childhood friend. With the police, led by about-to-retire Detective Inspector Woolley (Roger Lloyd-Pack) on their trail, the two women drive to Fleetwood, only to meet the childhood friend. The boat, it seems, was purchased with stolen money. After a night on the town at nearby Blackpool, the two women take the boat and sail off to the Caribbean.
Cast
- Penelope Keith as Margery Heywood
- June Brown as Gladys Gladwell
- Roger Lloyd Packas D.I. Wooley
- Martin Freeman as D.S. Stringer
- Alan David as Gordon Thompson
- Marcia Warren as Jean Thompson
- Adam Godley as Graham Heywood
- Peter Vaughan as Troy Gladwell
- Ken Morley as Bill Nightingale
- Kulvinder Ghir as Mr. Singh
- Ivana Basicas Nina Kovacs
- Richard Ridings as Terry Mason
- Matthew Lockwoodas Scott Wilkins
- Tilly Vosburgh as Mrs. Wilkins
References
- ^ "Margery and Gladys". www.elstreestudios.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Broadcasters Audience Research Board". BARB. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Margery and Gladys". Madman.com.au. 18 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
External links
- Margery and Gladys at IMDb