Rent Bodily Harm (2002)
4.1 of 5 from 50 ratings
2h 15min
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- Synopsis:
Timothy Spall stars in this explosive drama, first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2002, about a mild-mannered stockbroker's ferocious response to a perfect storm of grief, loss and betrayal. Mitchel Greenfield (Spall) is a contented suburban family man, with a respectable job in the City. He loves his wife Mandy (Lesley Manville), dotes on his teenage daughter Nic (Sadie Thompson) and cares for his ageing parents Sidney (George Cole) and Sheila (Annette Crosbie). But cracks are forming below the surface, and on the eve of his 44th birthday Mitchel loses his job, finds his wife in flagrante with a sleazy neighbour, and discovers his dad is dying of cancer. In a raw fug of anguish and fury, he is soon jabbering manically at strangers and threatening people with golf clubs. The two-part drama, written by Tony Grounds and directed by Joe Wright, is an affecting and ultimately life-affirming portrait of modern family life. - Actors:
- Elizabeth Berrington, Lesley Manville, Eddie Marsan, Timothy Spall, Frank Boyce, George Cole, Shelley Conn, Patrick Cremin, Annette Crosbie, Ray Donn, Leo Gregory, Emily Hillier, Vilma Hollingbery, Paterson Joseph, Barbara Kirby, Dorian Lough, Emil Marwa, Neil Maskell, Daniel Mays, Shaun Parkes
- Directors:
- Joe Wright
- Producers:
- Catherine Wearing
- Writers:
- Tony Grounds
- Studio:
- Simply Media
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Drama
