Brighton

Brighton brings together the crème of British character actors to portray Derek, Dinah, Dave and Doreen, two retired working-class couples who return to the titular seaside resort after an absence of 40 years in an uproarious attempt to relive their youth. Flashbacks to the 1950s reveal teenage Derek and Dave as a couple of lively cockney chancers out to pull as many girls as they could, and Dinah and Doreen down from London enjoying independence for the first time. However, strolling along the promenade in the new millennium, the aged couples present a grotesque reflection of their heady rock-and-roll years as they struggle to come to terms with the changes in society and themselves. And then their day takes a turn for the very worst.

Genre(s)

Films

Director(s)

Stephen Cookson

Producer(s)

Stephen Cookson, Peter Keegan, Gary Collins

Cast

Larry Lamb, Leslie Sharp, Phil Davis, Marion Bailey, Adjoa Andoh

Running Time

1 x 91' mins

Writers

Stephen Cookson, Melanie Harris, Steven Berkoff

Country

UK

Year

2019