Set in a Yorkshire milltown in 1957, Ellen Hardy is unhappily married but is close to her ten-year-old son, Victor. The family has recently moved house and Victor has started at a new school where Ellen has become friendly with his teacher, Kathy Thompson, who is keen to encourage him at art. As the friendship between the two women grows, Ellen's millworker husband, Hardy, feels increasingly alienated at home.

Ellen Hardy

Kathy

Geoff Hardy

Mr. Butterworth, Headmaster

Tom

Mr Britchenor

Alice

Mayor

Mr. Walker

Station Announcer (uncredited)
August 31, 2004

Ellen Hardy

Kathy

Geoff Hardy

Mr. Butterworth, Headmaster

Tom

Mr Britchenor

Alice

Mayor

Mr. Walker

Station Announcer (uncredited)

