28 Sep 2005
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
A Midwestern housewife supports her large family by entering contests for ad slogans sponsored by consumer product companies, while dealing with abuse from her alcoholic husband. Based on a true story.
Burn Burn Burn
Like Jack Kerouac's On the Road. In a Volvo. With a dead friend's ashes!
Following the death of their friend, two girls in their late twenties embark on a road trip to spread his ashes. Seph and Alex take turns driving. Dan is in the glove compartment, in tupperware, decreasing in volume as the trip progresses.
Top Billed Cast
Laura Carmichael Seph
Chloe Pirrie Alex
Jack Farthing Dan
Joe Dempsie James
Julian Rhind-Tutt Adam
Alison Steadman Diana
Sally Phillips Ingrid
Alice Lowe Davina
Jane Asher Amelia
Nigel Planer Henry
Melanie Walters Shelle
Matthew Kelly Doug
Eleanor Matsuura Pandora
Hannah Arterton Sophie
Susan Wokoma Megan
Lotte Spring Rice Rachel
Anna Van Hoek Sandra
Owen Findlay Scooby
Carole Bardsley Pam
Iestyn Arwel Jack
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