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Lost for Words

6.519991h 15mMovieTV MovieDrama

Deric Longden and his wife, Aileen, come to terms with the fact that his mother, Annie, is getting too old to live on her own. Annie suffers her first stroke and a nursing home is the obvious solution, but which one and where?

DirectorAlan J.W. Bell
WriterDeric Longden
ProducersKeith Richardson·Margaret Matheson

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Cast · Directed by Alan J.W. Bell

THThora Hird
Thora Hird
Annie Longden
PPPete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
Deric Longden
PDPenny Downie
Penny Downie
Aileen Longden
ARAnne Reid
Anne Reid
Gloria Brooks
KCKeith Clifford
Keith Clifford
Fred
TH
Tom Higgins
Doctor
JL
Jennifer Luckraft
Nurse
KBKatherine Dow Blyton
Katherine Dow Blyton
Sister
EC
Eddie Caswell
Widower
DF
Diana Flacks
Mrs Corey
DS
David Shimwell
Young Man
MH
Malcolm Hebden
Chemist

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