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Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War

  • 2002
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
990
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John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Mrs Caldicot's Cabbage War (2002)
Comedy

After her husband's death and being forced into a nursing home, a woman starts looking for independence.After her husband's death and being forced into a nursing home, a woman starts looking for independence.After her husband's death and being forced into a nursing home, a woman starts looking for independence.

  • Director
    • Ian Sharp
  • Writers
    • Vernon Coleman
    • Malcolm Stone
  • Stars
    • Pauline Collins
    • Peter Capaldi
    • Anna Wilson-Jones
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    990
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ian Sharp
    • Writers
      • Vernon Coleman
      • Malcolm Stone
    • Stars
      • Pauline Collins
      • Peter Capaldi
      • Anna Wilson-Jones
    • 20User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Top Cast28

    Pauline Collins
    Pauline Collins
    • Thelma Caldicot
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    • Derek
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    Anna Wilson-Jones
    • Veronica
    Gwenllian Davies
    • Audrey
    Sheila Reid
    Sheila Reid
    • Joyce
    Frank Mills
    Frank Mills
    • Leslie
    Frank Middlemass
    Frank Middlemass
    • Bernard
    John Alderton
    John Alderton
    • Hawksmoor
    Isla Blair
    Isla Blair
    • Matron
    Paul Freeman
    Paul Freeman
    • Jenkins
    Martin Jarvis
    Martin Jarvis
    • JB
    Tony Robinson
    Tony Robinson
    • Nick Reid
    Terence Rigby
    Terence Rigby
    • Henry Caldicot
    Wanda Ventham
    Wanda Ventham
    • Victoria
    Angela Bruce
    Angela Bruce
    • Gina
    Julie Wilson Nimmo
    • Nurse Knight
    • (as Julie Wilson-Nimmo)
    Cecilia Noble
    • Nurse Waite
    Annette Badland
    Annette Badland
    • Cook
    • Director
      • Ian Sharp
    • Writers
      • Vernon Coleman
      • Malcolm Stone
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Pauline Collins (Thelma Caldicot) is married in real life to John Alderton (Hawksmoor).
    • Goofs
      In the scene where everyone is watching the TV interview from the hotel room, there is a reflection in the silver serving trays of the studio lighting rig. Something moves back and forward, possibly a boom mic.
    • Quotes
      • [Hawksmoor bursts in on the residents and some of the nurses dancing while Bernard plays the organ, in memory of Edith who died earlier on]
      • Bernard: Uh-oh. Bandit at nine o'clock.
      • Hawksmoor: [picks up a bottle of wine] Clear this drink away. Where's Matron? Lost your tongues, have you? Whose idea was this?
      • Thelma Caldicot: It's Edith's wake. We felt she needed a good send off.
      • Hawksmoor: Who says so?
      • Thelma Caldicot: I do.
      • Bernard: So do I.
      • [others join in, supporting Thelma]
      • Thelma Caldicot: It's all right, folks. I take full responsibility. I felt it was something you would have organised, had you been here.
      • Hawksmoor: Don't you be clever with me. I want you packed and out of this place first thing in the morning.
      • Bernard: You can't do that. If she goes, so do I.
      • Thelma Caldicot: [sighing] Oh, you can't, Bernard. You've got nowhere to go. And this miserable bugger knows it.
      • Hawksmoor: [walking away] Before breakfast, Mrs Caldicot.
      • Thelma Caldicot: Just a minute. Oh, I *am* leaving, because I don't belong here. In fact, none of us belongs here in your second-rate, overpriced knacker's yard. And we don't need you or our relatives to tell us when we're ready for the scrap heap. *We'll* decide that. Do you know, I spent 40 years of my life under the boot of a mean-spirited tyrant just like you. And I'm not going to let it happen again.
      • [she turns to all the other residents]
      • Thelma Caldicot: Good night, folks.
      • Everyone: Good night. Thank you.
    • Soundtracks
      WE'LL GATHER LILACS
      Written by Ivor Novello
      © Chappell Music Limited
      By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Limited

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 31, 2003 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Капустная война миссис Колдикот
    • Filming locations
      • Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Evolution Films
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $999,142
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 46m(106 min)
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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