In memory, everything happens to music.
Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.
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Freda Dowie
Mother
Pete Postlethwaite
Father
Angela Walsh
Eileen
Lorraine Ashbourne
Maisie
Dean Williams
Tony
Sally Davies
Eileen as a child
Susan Flanagan
Maisie as a child
Nathan Walsh
Tony as a child
Michael Starke
Dave
Debi Jones
Micky
Vincent Maguire
George
Marie Jelliman
Jingles
Antonia Mallen
Rose
Anne Dyson
Granny
Jean Boht
Aunty Nell
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