Storyline
Lord Donald and Lady Nancy reside in the magnificent but run-down Longleigh House with James, their mentally disabled adult son. Nancy has fallen seriously ill and Donald is preparing to sell the house to raise enough money to pay for an operation. He arranges for the family nurse, Mary, to take care of Nancy while he leaves to tend to the sale. However, James wants to prove to his father that he can look after his mother on his own and decides to lock Mary out of the house. It isn't long before James starts mixing his mother's pills and forgetting to take his own medication, and as the stress of looking after his mother increases, so too does the severity of his own condition.
Cast & Crew
Leo Bill
James Brocklebank
Lead
Roger Lloyd Pack
Donald Brocklebank
Kate Fahy
Nancy Brocklebank
Sarah Ball
Nurse Mary
Neil Conrich
Policeman
RW
Richard Wills-Cotton
Nurse Mike
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Simon Rumley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Living and the Dead is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
