Joan Plowright

Yeah.

And pick 10, I'll leave you with, uh, Joan Plowright at 70, uh, in 1999.

Uh-huh.

Uh, and Gina Davis at 70 in 2026.

Their son, Frank Rice, played by Alan Bates, manages the backstage chaos, while Archie's father, Billy Rice, played by Roger Livesey, a retired vaudevillian, watches his son's decline with a mix of disdain and pity.

The family dynamic is further complicated by the presence of Jean Rice, played by Joan Plowright, Archie's daughter from a previous marriage, who returns home from London to find her family on the brink of collapse.

The film captures the essence of post-war Britain, a nation grappling with its own identity crisis, much like Archie himself.

The music hall, once a symbol of entertainment and joy, now stands as a relic of a bygone era, mirroring Archie's struggle to remain relevant.

My, um, father, we're, we're from Brigg or surrounding area.

He's, he, he always-- his story was he always used to take out, used to take out Joan Plowright.

There's pictures in Brigg or the cinema in Brigg, much to my mother's disgust, 'cause I think she probably thought he was two-timing.

Um-