One for the Road (2003 film)

One for the Road is a 2003 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Cooke. Filmed on location in and around Nottinghamshire, the film stars Hywel Bennett, Gregory Chisholm, Mark Devenport, and Rupert Procter as four men who meet at a compulsory rehabilitation class after being sentenced for drink driving.[1]

One for the Road
Directed byChris Cooke
Written byChris Cooke
Produced by
  • Peter Carlton
  • Robin Gutch
  • Alexander O'Neal
  • Kate Ogborn
  • Helen Solomon
  • Paul Trijbits
Starring
CinematographyNick Gordon Smith
Edited byNick Fenton
Music bySteve Blackman
Production
companies
Distributed byPalisades Tartan
Release date
  • 21 August 2003 (2003-08-21) (UK)
Running time
94 min.
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The film was nominated for the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature Film at the 2003 Edinburgh International Film Festival[2] and for the Golden Hitchcock Award at the 2003 Dinard Festival of British Film.

Cast edit

  • Rupert Procter as Paul
  • Gregory Chisholm (billed as Greg Chisholm) as Jimmy
  • Mark Devenport as Mark
  • Hywel Bennett as Richard Stevens
  • Julie Legrand as Liz
  • Micaiah Dring as Eve

References edit

  1. ^ "One for the Road". BBC Local: Nottinghamshire. BBC. November 2002. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  2. ^ Sawers, Claire (18 August 2003). "Diary: Day 6". iofilm. Retrieved 17 March 2013.

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