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The Rotters' Club

  • TV Mini Series
  • 20052005
  • 2h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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The Rotters' Club (2005)
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Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Coe about three friends growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s.Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Coe about three friends growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s.Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais' adaptation of the novel by Jonathan Coe about three friends growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
193
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
42,127
8,286
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    • Stars
      • Geoffrey Breton
      • Kevin Doyle
      • Rebecca Front
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      • Geoffrey Breton
      • Kevin Doyle
      • Rebecca Front
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    • 5User reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Geoffrey Breton
    Geoffrey Breton
    • Ben Trotter
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Kevin Doyle
    Kevin Doyle
    • Colin Trotter
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Rebecca Front
    Rebecca Front
    • Sheila Trotter
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Alice O'Connell
    • Lois Trotter
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Sebastian Harding
    • Paul Trotter
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Nicholas Shaw
    Nicholas Shaw
    • Doug Anderton
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Hugo Speer
    Hugo Speer
    • Bill Anderton
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Elizabeth Berrington
    Elizabeth Berrington
    • Irene Anderton
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Rasmus Hardiker
    Rasmus Hardiker
    • Philip Chase
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Sarah Lancashire
    Sarah Lancashire
    • Barbara Chase
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Mark Williams
    Mark Williams
    • Sam Chase
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Julian Rhind-Tutt
    Julian Rhind-Tutt
    • Nigel Plumb
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Alice Eve
    Alice Eve
    • Cicely Boyd
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Cara Horgan
    Cara Horgan
    • Claire Newman
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Roderick Smith
    Roderick Smith
    • Donald Newman
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Rafe Spall
    Rafe Spall
    • Sean Harding
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Peter Bankolé
    Peter Bankolé
    • Steve Richards
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
    Henry Lloyd-Hughes
    Henry Lloyd-Hughes
    • Culpepper
    3 episodes3 eps • 2005
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    • Trivia
      The title is a reference to the school nicknames for Ben Trotter and Lois Trotter: "Bent Rotter" and "Lowest Rotter".
    • Connections
      Referenced in Drama Connections: Auf Wiedersehen, Pet (2005)

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    5/10
    So it's based on a successful book. So what?
    So it's based on a successful book. So what? Shallow, hollow and one-dimensional. If you knew this generation of three day working weeks and unions and shop stewards and immigration and racism and IRA bombs etc etc etc, all well and good - all this series does is cast a glib, politically correct eye at those times, rendering the issues essentially as sound-bites that never really develop further than the histo-montage credits. This could have been done so much better - could have been grittier and more potent concerning the issues of the day. Instead, it was like a twee, picture postcard, empty homage to what was essentially an amazing decade.
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    • Feb 9, 2005

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    • Release date
      • January 26, 2005 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • BBC (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Isle of Man
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      • Company Pictures
      • Isle of Man Film
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      2 hours 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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