In 1970s England, three blue-collar friends spend their days joking, drinking, fighting and chasing girls. Freddie wants to leave their working-class world but cool, charismatic Bruce and lovable loser Snork are happy with life the way it is. When Freddie gets a new job as a door-to-door salesman and bumps into his old school sweetheart Julie, the gang are forced to make choices that will change their lives for ever.
Directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant
factory
parent child relationship
1970s
coming of age
friends
salesman
life insurance
working class
childhood friends
berkshire
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Cast
Christian Cooke
Frederick "Freddie" Taylor
Tom Hughes
Bruce Pearson
Jack Doolan
Snork
Felicity Jones
Julie Kendrick
Ralph Fiennes
Mr. Kendrick
Ricky Gervais
Len Taylor
Emily Watson
Mrs. Kendrick
Matthew Goode
Mike Ramsay
Anne Reid
Freddie's Gran
Steve Speirs
Sgt. Wyn Davies
Julia Davis
Mrs. Taylor
Francis Magee
Mr. Pearson
Crew
Ricky Gervais
Director
Stephen Merchant
Director
Ricky Gervais
Writer
Stephen Merchant
Writer
Valerio Bonelli
Editor
Remi Adefarasin
Director of Photography
Stephen Merchant
Executive Producer
Charlie Hanson
Producer
Ricky Gervais
Executive Producer
Jeremy Woodhead
Makeup Designer
Simon Finney
"A" Camera Operator
Jeremy Woodhead
Hair Designer
Popular Reviews
55 reviews
ester
10.0★ · 05/16/26
freddie's so me. replaying whatever interesting thing someone told me to my family
freddie's so me. replaying whatever interesting thing someone told me to my family
Ludovica
8.0★ · 04/25/26
I'm a simple girl, I saw Tom Hughes, I watched it.
I'm a simple girl, I saw Tom Hughes, I watched it.
ester
10.0★ · 02/15/26
GOD the ending was just beautiful. julie & freddie are perfect together. bruce staying behind felt bittersweet, but was perfect. paul w louise "1964. that's the last time your father said thank you for a cup of tea."
THE SOUNDTRACK!!!! IT'S SO GOOD!!
intentionally motivational?? makes me want to go out n catch a train right this instant, despite it being almost 8 PM right now.
"there's this ancient arab proverb that says... throw your heart out in front of you and run ahead to catch it. whatever you desire, imagine it's in front of you right now and just grab it."
GOD the ending was just beautiful. julie & freddie are perfect together. bruce staying behind felt bittersweet, but was perfect. paul w louise "1964. that's the last time your father said thank you for a cup of tea."
THE SOUNDTRACK!!!! IT'S SO GOOD!!
intentionally motivational?? makes me want to go out n catch a train right this instant, despite it being almost 8 PM right now.
"there's this ancient arab proverb that says... throw your heart out in front of you and run ahead to catch it. whatever you desire, imagine it's in front of you right now and just grab it."
