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The Arbor
The Arbor

The Arbor

A Documentary Re-Invented

Genres

DramaDocumentary

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The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor".

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$21268

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

7.202/10

Release Date

22 October 2010

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Christine Bottomley

Christine Bottomley

Lisa Thompson

Manjinder Virk

Manjinder Virk

Lorraine Dunbar

Natalie Gavin

Natalie Gavin

The Girl

George Costigan

George Costigan

Jimmy 'The Wig'

Monica Dolan

Monica Dolan

Ann Hamilton

Neil Dudgeon

Neil Dudgeon

Steve Saul

Jimi Mistry

Jimi Mistry

Yousaf

Robert Emms

Robert Emms

Young David

Kate Rutter

Kate Rutter

The Mother

Danny Webb

Danny Webb

Max Stafford-Clark / The Father

Matthew McNulty

Matthew McNulty

Andrew Dunbar

Kathryn Pogson

Kathryn Pogson

Pamela Dunbar

Jonathan Jaynes

Jonathan Jaynes

David Dunbar

Lizzie Roper

Lizzie Roper

Kathy Dunbar

Liam Price

Liam Price

Billy

Robert Haythorne

Robert Haythorne

Fred

Parvani Lingiah

Parvani Lingiah

Young Lorraine Dunbar

Gary Whitaker

Gary Whitaker

Himself

Jamie Timlin

Jamie Timlin

Himself

Kulvinder Ghir

Kulvinder Ghir

Rafee

Moey Hassan

Moey Hassan

Bus Conductor

Josh Brown

Josh Brown

Policeman

Andrea Dunbar

Andrea Dunbar

Self (archive footage)

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