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Our Hidden Lives

  • TV Movie
  • 2005
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Ian McDiarmid in Our Hidden Lives (2005)
Drama

Based on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In... Read allBased on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post... Read allBased on the best-selling book by award-winning writer Simon Garfield, four stories from Britain's 'lost decade' (1945 - 1955) are presented from the diaries of four very distinct people. In his book, Garfield selected some of the most expressive diarists, and focused on the post-war years giving a vivid portrait of how Britain coped in the post-war years and how litt... Read all

  • Director
    • Michael Samuels
  • Writers
    • David Eldridge
    • Simon Garfield
  • Stars
    • Ian McDiarmid
    • Sarah Parish
    • Lesley Sharp
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    79
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    • Director
      • Michael Samuels
    • Writers
      • David Eldridge
      • Simon Garfield
    • Stars
      • Ian McDiarmid
      • Sarah Parish
      • Lesley Sharp
    • 1User review
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    Ian McDiarmid
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    Sarah Parish
    Sarah Parish
    • Maggie Joy Blunt
    Lesley Sharp
    Lesley Sharp
    • Edie Rutherford
    Richard Briers
    Richard Briers
    • Herbert Brush
    Keir Charles
    Keir Charles
    • Grenadier Guard
    Bob Cryer
    Bob Cryer
    • Canadian
    Tim Dantay
    Tim Dantay
    • Edie's Husband
    Jacqueline Defferary
    • June
    Virginia Denham
    • Fortune Teller
    Richard Dillane
    Richard Dillane
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    Rosie Ede
    Rosie Ede
    • Maggie's Cousin
    • (as Rose Ede)
    Michael Fassbender
    Michael Fassbender
    • German POW
    Nickolas Grace
    Nickolas Grace
    • Jack
    Mathew Horne
    Mathew Horne
    • Davy
    Don McCorkindale
    Don McCorkindale
    • Policeman
    Ben Nicolas Burton
    • Edie's Child
    Owen Nicolas Burton
    • Edie's Child
    Charlotte Palmer
    • Mrs. Guest
    • Director
      • Michael Samuels
    • Writers
      • David Eldridge
      • Simon Garfield
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    Fascinating and beautifully acted docu-drama

    Imaginative production intertwining and examining the 'hidden' daily lives of three 'ordinary' people in post war Britain, touching on homosexuality, single women making their way in life post-war and a housewife handling the less than welcome return of her husband. Not an east thing to watch sometimes, and quite moving in parts, its an excellent piece of social history taken from the post war Mass-Observation studies that documented peoples daily lives in honest detail. Sarah Parish is particularly good, portraying an intelligent but frustrated young woman who has made her own life for herself but has to make way for the men returning from war - I was very impressed by the way even her physical movements and the way she sat and walked was perfect for the period. A very good piece of work all round.

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    • Release date
      • October 3, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC Four (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Bethnal Green Town Hall, 8 Patriot Square, Bethnal Green, London, Greater London, England, UK(on location)
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • Diverse Productions
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      • £415,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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