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When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be sure he's there if his father ever regains consciousness. As he hates his job as a schoolteacher, and his home-life with his wife, her senile mother and their insolent teenage son, he has no qualms about lingering around the hospital. But as days turn into weeks, his father obstinately refuses to 'slip away', and Denis' motivation for staying by his father's bedside has more and more to do with Valery, a young nurse.

Top Cast

  • Alan Bennett

    Alan Bennett

    Denis Midgley

  • Thora Hird

    Thora Hird

    Aunty Kitty

  • Helen Fraser

    Helen Fraser

    Joyce Midgley

  • Julie Walters

    Julie Walters

    Valery

  • David Major

    David Major

    Colin Midgley

  • Elizabeth Spriggs

    Elizabeth Spriggs

    Alice Duckworth

  • Frank Crompton

    Frank Crompton

    Frank Midgley

  • Kirk Wild

    Kirk Wild

    Denis as a Boy

  • Alison Lloyd

    Alison Lloyd

    Denis' Mother

Overview

When Denis Midgley's father is rushed to hospital, Midgley drops everything to be by his side. They've never really got on, so Midgley wants to be sure he's there if his father ever regains consciousness. As he hates his job as a schoolteacher, and his home-life with his wife, her senile mother and their insolent teenage son, he has no qualms about lingering around the hospital. But as days turn into weeks, his father obstinately refuses to 'slip away', and Denis' motivation for staying by his father's bedside has more and more to do with Valery, a young nurse.

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