Heartlands

1h 30min

Drama

Comedy

Gentle Colin 'Col' Lawes happily lead a quiet life, running a news agency with his soiled-rotten wife Sandra and playing competition darts in the Atletic Arms team. Colin catches her committing adultery with team captain Geoff, a cop, who pretends Colin abused her. Col is thrown off the team just after it qualified for the league finals in Blackpool. He decides to travel there alone, hoping to win her back.

Production Companies

DNA Films

Miramax

Revolution Films

Vestry Films

Cast

Eric Bristow

Eric Bristow

The Crafty Cockney
Russ Bray

Russ Bray

Darts Announcer
Rob Jarvis

Rob Jarvis

Bob Derby
Kate Rusby

Kate Rusby

Herself
Emily Aston

Emily Aston

Service Station Waitress
Paul Popplewell

Paul Popplewell

Gulliver's Kingdom Soldier (uncredited)
Raymond Waring

Raymond Waring

Forest Man
Romy Baskerville

Romy Baskerville

Troupe Leader
Tony Monroe

Tony Monroe

"Nessun Dorma" Manager
Margaret Blakemore

Margaret Blakemore

"Nessun Dorma" Barmaid
Jason Hamer

Jason Hamer

Motorbike Salesman
Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Coach Driver

Release date

27th Apr 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English