The Old Oak

The Old Oak

It's not where you're from, it's what you bring.

2023•1h 53m•7.2/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(384)

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.

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Production

Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, BBC Film, Les Films du Fleuve, Goodfellas, France 2 Cinéma

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Dave Turner

Dave Turner

TJ Ballantyne

Ebla Mari

Ebla Mari

Yara

Claire Rodgerson

Claire Rodgerson

Laura

Trevor Fox

Trevor Fox

Charlie

Chris McGlade

Chris McGlade

Vic

Col Tait

Col Tait

Eddy

Jordan Louis

Jordan Louis

Gary

Chrissie Robinson

Erica

Chris Gotts

Chris Gotts

Jaffa Cake

Jen Patterson

Maggie

Arthur Oxley

Archie

Joe Armstrong

Joe

Andy Dawson

Micky

Maxie Peters

Maxie Peters

Tommy

Rosa Crowley-Bennett

Union Supporter

Bobby Beldrum

Union Supporter

Amna Al Ali

Fatima

Yazan Al Shteiwi

Bashir

Diyaa Al Khalid

Salim

Rahaf H

Nadia

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