Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Nick Hurran |
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| Writer: | Fred Ponzlov |
| Staring: |
| A politician's wife and the mortician who has secretly loved her for years plan to fake her death so they can run away together. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 04, 2002 |
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| Director: | Nick Hurran |
| Writer: | Fred Ponzlov |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | competition, small town, coffin, politician, run away, falling in love, grave digger |
| Production Companies | Miramax, Spice Factory, Great British Films, Snowfall Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,868,949
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Brenda Blethyn | Betty Rhys-Jones |
| Alfred Molina | Boris Plots |
| Christopher Walken | Frank Featherbed |
| Naomi Watts | Meredith Mainwaring |
| Robert Pugh | Hugh Rhys-Jones |
| Hannah Higgins | Young Betty |
| Joshua Jenkins | Young Boris |
| Shaun Phillips | Young Hugh |
| Menna Trussler | Dilys Rhys-Jones |
| Jerry Springer | Himself |
| Lee Evans | Delbert Butterfield |
| Lennie Huhtala | Albert Pontefreece |
| Padrig Owen Jones | Willie |
| Miriam Margolyes | Thelma & Selma |
| Stan Stennett | Albert Edwards |
| Enid Nelmes | Elsie Edwards |
| Noel Williams | Star Trek Funeral Minister |
| Robert Page | Bob Murdock |
| Peggy Mason | Mourner #1 |
| Stevie Parry | Mourner #2 |
| Dawn Pritchard | Vegas Showgirl #1 |
| Louise Hopkins | Vegas Showgirl #2 |
| Ena Cohen | Candace Pontefreece |
| Maggs Harries | Piano Player |
| Howell Evans | Dr. Owen |
| Pat Kane | Kindly Old Lady |
| Malcolm Cousins | Reverend Price |
| Dafydd Hywel | Gravedigger |
| Beverly Hotsprings | Andrea Cass (uncredited) |
| Dafydd Wyn Roberts | Pharmacist (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| James Welland | Director of Photography |
| John Richards | Editor |
| Roy Bellett | Best Boy Electric |
| Ffion Elinor | Costume Design |
| Keith Maxwell | Production Design |
| Nick Hurran | Director |
| Fred Ponzlov | Screenplay |
| Rupert Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Lesley Dearn | Art Direction |
| Alex Evans | Art Direction |
| Penny Harvey | Art Direction |
| Pamela Haddock | Makeup Artist |
| Paula Price | Makeup Artist |
| Gill Rees | Makeup Artist |
| Andrea King | Foley Artist |
| Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Mark DeSimone | ADR Mixer |
| Tim Cavagin | Sound |
| Paul Jones | Construction Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Suzanne Lyons | Producer |
| Terry Chase Chenowith | Executive Producer |
| David Rogers | Executive Producer |
| Jason Piette | Producer |
| Alex Marshall | Executive Producer |
| Marie Vine | Executive Producer |
| Michael Cowan | Producer |
| Kate Robbins | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 39 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 6 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 480 | 641 |