In the Bleak Midwinter
Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.
- genus: Comedy
- Studio: Midwinter Films, Castle Rock Entertainment
- keyword: transvestite, theatre group, black and white, hamlet, christmas, gay theme, theater
- cast: Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, Joan Collins, Nicholas Farrell, Julia Sawalha, Celia Imrie
