Life Is Sweet (1991) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Mike Leigh.

Cast

• Alison Steadman as Wendy
• Jim Broadbent as Andy
• Timothy Spall as Aubrey
• Claire Skinner as Natalie
• Jane Horrocks as Nicola
• David Thewlis as Nicola's Lover
• Moya Brady as Paula
• Stephen Rea as Patsy
• David Neilson as Steve
• Harriet Thorpe as Customer
• Paul Trussell as Chef
• Jack Thorpe-Baker as Nigel

Crew

• Mike Leigh — Writer
• Mike Leigh — Director
• Dick Pope — Director of Photography
• Simon Channing Williams — Producer
• Rachel Portman — Original Music Composer

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