''Mothertime'' is a 1997 British film directed by

Matthew Jacobs Matthew Jacobs (born 1 July 1956) is a British writer, director, producer and actor. He is known best for his extensive career writing for television shows like '' Doctor Who'' and ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''. He also directed two pr ...

Plot

Vanessa and her siblings watch, as their divorced mother once again becomes drunk, making the children believe their Christmas will be ruined once again. Some drastic changes must be taken. When their mother is drunk, they take her and lock her in a basement to dry out. So begins a conspiracy to hide her absence from their father and the cleaning lady. The children feed their mother and spend many hours in the basement with her, hence the title ''Mothertime''. The children also spend time with their beloved father and his new wife hoping to spring a new but long lost family whole again. Unfortunately, the manoeuvres are not so easy.

Cast

Kate Maberly Kate Elizabeth Cameron Maberly (; born 14 March 1982) is an English actress, director, writer, producer, and musician. She has appeared in film, television, radio and theatre. Early life Maberly was born in Reigate, Surrey, England. She is t ...

as Vanessa *

Gina McKee Georgina "Gina" McKee (born 14 April 1964) is an English actress. She won the 1997 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for '' Our Friends in the North'' (1996), and earned subsequent nominations for '' The Lost Prince'' (2003) and '' The Street'' ...

as Caroline * Anthony Andrews as Robin *

Imogen Stubbs Imogen Stubbs (born 20 February 1961) is an English actress and writer. Her first leading part was in '' Privileged'' (1982), followed by '' A Summer Story'' (1988). Her first play, '' We Happy Few'', was produced in 2004. In 2008 she joined ...

as Suzie * Sheila Allen as Eileen *Felix Bell as Lot * Rosalind Bennett as Ruby * Faith Brook as Isobel *Megan De Wolf as Sacha *Rosy De Wolf as Amber *Kevin Dyer as Park Supervisor *Stephanie Fayerman as Mrs. Guerney *

Georgie Glen Georgie Glen is a Scottish actress, known for her film and television work in both dramatic and comedic roles. Among her most popular performances are the running characters of Miss Higgins in the BBC One period drama series ''Call The Midwife ...

as Sister Louise *

Germaine Greer Germaine Greer (; born 29 January 1939) is an Australian writer and public intellectual, regarded as one of the major voices of the radical feminist movement in the latter half of the 20th century. Specializing in English and women's literat ...

as Herself *Sara-Marie Maltha as Ilse *Ghizela Modood as Radio Presenter *

Ian Reddington Ian Reddington (born 25 September 1957) is an English actor with many stage and television credits since the early 1980s. He became widely known for television roles such as the Chief Clown in the '' Doctor Who'' serial '' The Greatest Show in ...

as Bart *Fenella Shepard as Assistant *Zohren Weiss as Dominic

Awards

*Won a Gold Award for Theatrical Feature at WorldFest-Flagstaff.

External links

IMDb Profile

Kate Maberly's Profile

Hollywood Profile
1997 films BBC Television shows 1990s English-language films