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WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Belonging
is a thought-provoking ITV drama
from the pen of Alan Plater
about a turbulent period in the
life of a woman with a heart of
gold.
Plater, who has a worthy
track record in British TV drama
behind him (including
Beiderbecke, Flambards and most
recently Last of the Blonde
Bombshells), adapted this story
from the book The Web of
Belonging by Stevie Davies.
It
was first shown on UK TV on
12
September 2004
so this is a very quick release.
It
stars Brenda Blethyn (as Jess)
and Kevin Whately (as Jacob),
both familiar TV faces, as a
middle-aged married couple who
care for three of Jacob's
elderly and infirm relatives.
The "Oldies"
(as they are called) are
Rosemary Harris who plays
Jacob's mother May, a stubborn
and cantankerous old lady who
sometimes seems to take a
perverse delight in having her
daughter-in-law fetch and carry
for her.
She may nowadays be
recognised for playing Peter
Parker's Aunt May in the
Spider-Man movies.
Character actress Anna
Massey plays Brenda, May's
sister and Jacob's aunt, who is
the sensible one.
And Last of the Summer
Wine actor and voice of Wallace,
Peter Sallis, plays Jacob's
elderly cousin Nathan.
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