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Margery and Gladys (2003)

Margery and Gladys poster
Directed by
Geoffrey Sax
Genre
drama fiction
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two elderly women from different backgrounds become unlikely friends. They embark on a small adventure together that changes their lives.

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What happens

Margery & Gladys is a one-off television drama film, first broadcast on 21 September 2003. Starring Penelope Keith and June Brown as the title characters, it was produced by Carlton Television for ITV and directed by Geoffrey Sax. Upon first broadcast, it was watched by a total of 7.91 million viewers. The film was also screened on RTÉ One in Ireland. It was repeated on ITV3 on 6 March 2016, its first repeat in the United Kingdom since its original broadcast in 2003. The film was released on DVD in Australia in July 2012 by Madman Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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