Housewife, 49 (2006)
Downtrodden wife and mother Nella's life takes an unexpected turn for the better after she joins the Women's Voluntary Service office in Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. However, her new-found happiness is shattered when her son Cliff leaves to join the troops - provoking a painful confrontation with her husband Will.
- Date of release
- 2006-12-10
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (18)
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Director
- Gavin Millar
Casting
- Victoria Wood — Nella Last
- David Threlfall — Will Last
- Ben Crompton — Arthur Last
- Christopher Harper — Cliff Last
- Stephanie Cole — Mrs Waite
- Marcia Warren — Mrs Lord
- Sylvestra Le Touzel — Mrs Lynch
- Lorraine Ashbourne — Dot
- Jason Watkins — Dr Roger Brierley
- Daisy Haggard — Jill
- Wendy Nottingham — Miss Finch
- Dorothy Atkinson — Mrs Mac
Interesting facts
Housewife, 49 is a 2006 television drama film based on the wartime diaries of Nella Last. Written by and starring English actress and comedian Victoria Wood, it follows the experiences of an ordinary housewife and mother in the northern English town of Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, during the Second World War. It was first broadcast in the UK by ITV on 10 December 2006.
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