Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

Once Upon a Time in the Midlands

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  • Duration: 1h 44min
  • Music: John Lunn
  • Award(s): C.I.C.A.E. 2002 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: The Fall Guy, Arranged
  • Story:
    Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
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6.1/10
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STORY AND RATINGS

Story
Dek, a decent but somewhat dull man, enjoys a happy existence with beloved girlfriend Shirley. They live together with her 12-year-old, Marlene: her daughter by the delinquent Jimmy, who flew the coop years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Dek loves Shirley so much that he proposes to her on national television.
Ratings

6.1/10

IMDb

AWARDS

Nominations
C.I.C.A.E. Award

2002 | Shane

Grand Prix Asturias Award

Best Feature | 2002 | Shane

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

Dek (Rhys Ifans) drives a car with a vintage Welsh number plate from the late fifties, the letters of which read "DEK". It was issued in Haverfordwest, the birthplace of Rhys Ifans.

When Dek (Rhys Ifans) finds out that Jimmy (Robert Carlyle) is back in town, he proclaims to Carol: "He's only your foster brother! He could have Hannibal Lecter's DNA for all we know!" Rhys Ifans went on to portray Grutas, Hannibal Lecter's nemesis, in Hannibal Rising (2007).

Shirley Henderson (Shirley) and Robert Carlyle (Jimmy) also played in Hamish Macbeth (1995) together.

Shirley Henderson (Shirley), Robert Carlyle (Jimmy) and James Cosmo (Billy) also starred in Trainspotting (1996).

Popular Dialogues

"Charlie: My wife and I had an argument over whether or not I should have a vasectomy so we said we'd let the kids decide. I lost 13 - 12."

"Charlie: [after an altercation between Jimmy and Dek] Sorry, ladies and gentlemen, there's been a bit of an incident. It appears that someone's been given the correct change by one of the barmaids."