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The Short and Curlies (1987)

Film Four/Portman. Produced by Victor Glynn and Simon Channing Williams, written & directed by Mike Leigh, photography by Roger Pratt, edited by Jon Gregory, designed by Diana Charnley, costumes by Lindy Hemming, music by Rachel Portman, sound by Malcolm Hirst. With David Thewlis (Clive), Alison Steadman (Betty), Sylvestra Le Touzel (Joy), Wendy Nottingham (Charlene). 18 mins.

Love, sex, courtship, contraception, pregnancy, hair, jokes, goldfish.

Awards: The Short and Curlies (1987)

BAFTA Awards 1988

Nominated: Best Short Film – Mike Leigh