''Wondrous Oblivion'' is a 2003 British film directed and written by Paul Morrison and produced by

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. Set in suburban south London in 1960, several themes run through the film, though the main storyline concerns the friendship between a young boy, David Wiseman (

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) who is the son of European Jewish immigrants, and his new next-door neighbours, father Dennis ( Delroy Lindo) and young daughter Judy (

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), who are Jamaican immigrants. The cement which binds their friendship is a deep love of

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...

- but the ride is not always smooth. David finds himself falling for the indifferent Judy, but tensions between other families in the street, and a romantic relationship between Ruth Wiseman (

Emily Woof Emily Woof is an English actress and author, best known for film and TV roles including Nancy in ''Oliver Twist'', ''The Full Monty'', an ITV adaptation of ''The Woodlanders'', ''Velvet Goldmine'', ''Wondrous Oblivion'', '' Silent Cry'' and ''T ...

) and Dennis, threaten to break apart the neighbourhood.

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* * British sports comedy-drama films Cricket films 2003 films 2000s sports comedy-drama films Films directed by Paul Morrison (director) 2000s British films {{2000s-comedy-drama-film-stub