Paul Fraser is well known to us as a writer of Shane Meadows films like Twenty-Four Seven, A Room for Romeo Brass and Once Upon a Time in the Midlands; as well as contributing to Dead Man's Shoes and the delightful Heartlands. So you can see why this sort of material, written by Will Collins, would appeal to him - the story of a mission by three brothers to find a replacement crappy watch for their dying father, in a clapped out Bread and Cakes van. It's not all twee and sympathy, though - there's some quite realistic falling out between them. And some totally unexpected moments.
Loved the watch suddenly falling at the end.
Fraser didn't make any more films, unfortunately, and seems to have disappeared off the map.
May I introduce the brothers? They are (in height order, descending) Tim Creed, Paul Courtney and Tj Griffin. Their mum is Kate Ashfield and dad Don Wycherly (Sing Street). With Eamonn Hunt and Sarah Greene as a wonderful pub proprietor.
The music is by Richard James, with songs from Snow Patrol's Gary Lightbody and Jacknife Lee.
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