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Coming Up Roses

Coming Up Roses

1987•1h 30m•6.7/10
Comedy

Ratings

🎬TMDb
6.7/10(5)

An award-winning comedy set in a depressed town in the South Wales Valleys. When the local cinema is closed down, the former projectionist, plagued by money problems, devises an ingenious plan to make money.

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Production

S4C, Red Rooster Film & Television Entertainment

Language

CY

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Dafydd Hywel

Dafydd Hywel

Trevor

Iola Gregory

Mona

Olive Michael

Gwen

Mari Emlyn

June

W.J. Phillips

Eli Davies

Glan Davies

Dino Evans

Gillian Elisa

Sian

Ifan Huw Dafydd

Dave

Rowan Griffiths

Pete Evans

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Mr. Valentine

Clyde Pollitt

Councillor

Rhian Philpott

Elderly rock band groupie

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