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  • The History of Mr Polly (2007)
  • TV Movie | 120 min | Drama
The History of Mr Polly (2007)
TV Movie | 120 min | Drama

In the early 1900s Alfred Polly, still hankering after his dream girl Christabel, marries Miriam Larkins and they open a shop, but as the years go by, the marriage becomes stale and Polly feels trapped. He decides to stage his own death by...See moreIn the early 1900s Alfred Polly, still hankering after his dream girl Christabel, marries Miriam Larkins and they open a shop, but as the years go by, the marriage becomes stale and Polly feels trapped. He decides to stage his own death by burning down the shop but becomes an accidental hero when he saves a deaf old lady from the flames. He gives Miriam the insurance payout and decides to go walkabout. He gets a job at a country pub, the Potwell Inn, run by a kind landlady, but her violent nephew Jim is driving the customers away and Polly reluctantly faces up to him. Jim is drunk and falls into the river and drowns, wearing a pair of trousers stolen from Polly with Polly's name inside, so at last Polly has his perfect escape as he's assumed to be the corpse. After a visit to Miriam, who is now perfectly happy running a tea-shop, he returns to the Potwell Inn and the idyllic life he always craved. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less
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Adrian Hodges (screenplay) | H.G. Wells (novel)
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Oct 30, 2007 (United States)
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29 cast members
Name Known for
Lee Evans
Alfred Polly Alfred Polly   See fewer
Anne-Marie Duff
Miriam Larkins Miriam Larkins   See fewer
Julie Graham
Nancy Potter Nancy Potter   See fewer
Jordan El-Balawi
Young Polly (as Beans Balawi) Young Polly (as Beans Balawi)   See fewer
Richard Elfyn
William Polly William Polly   See fewer
Paul Bown
Teacher Teacher   See fewer
Catrin Morgan
Miss Armitage Miss Armitage   See fewer
John Warnaby
Mansfield Mansfield   See fewer
Roger Lloyd Pack
Mr. Johnson (as Roger Lloyd-Pack) Mr. Johnson (as Roger Lloyd-Pack)   See fewer
Selina Cadell
Mrs Johnson Mrs Johnson   See fewer
Chrissie Cotterill
Mrs. Larkins Mrs. Larkins   See fewer
Monica Dolan
Annie Larkins Annie Larkins   See fewer
Rebecca O'Mara
Minnie Larkins Minnie Larkins   See fewer
Stan Stennett
Uncle Penstemon Uncle Penstemon   See fewer
Peter Pacey
Mr. Voules Mr. Voules   See fewer
Georgia King
Christabel Christabel   See fewer
Elvi Piper
Christabel's Friend Christabel's Friend   See fewer
Rachel Rice
Christabel's Friend Christabel's Friend   See fewer
Trevor Cooper
Rumbold Rumbold   See fewer
Patrick Monckton
Campbell - Fireman Campbell - Fireman   See fewer
Ann Beach
Mrs. Rumbold Mrs. Rumbold   See fewer
Isabella Parriss
Little Miss Polly Little Miss Polly   See fewer
Bryan Robson
Blake - Policeman Blake - Policeman   See fewer
Eiry Hughes
Barmaid (uncredited) Barmaid (uncredited)   See fewer
John Ninnis
Crowd (uncredited) Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
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