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The Reluctant Millionaire

When a couple who are facing bankruptcy find a winning lottery ticket, they face an agonising but unavoidable choice.

Wendy Oberman's The Reluctant Millionaire stars Lizzy McInnerny as Annie Marriott, a self employed hairdresser, who whilst facing bankruptcy, finds a winning lottery ticket. She and her husband face an agonizing moral dilemma, made worse when they discover their newest friend is claiming the ticket is his.

When a couple who are facing bankruptcy find a winning lottery ticket, they face an agonizing but unavoidable choice.

Annie Marriot - Lizzy McInnerny
Dave Marriott - Tony Bell
Mick Fletcher - Lloyd Thomas
The Bank Manager - Michael Shelford
The Landlord - Chris McHallem
Sally Flethcher - Julia Dearden
Jeff Fletcher- Richard Howard

Directed by Eoin O'Callaghan
Written by Wendy Oberman

Lizzy McInnerny stars as Annie Marriott, a self employed hairdresser, who whilst facing bankruptcy, finds a winning lottery ticket. Desperate to avoid closure and losing her house, Annie claims the money and pays off her most pressing debts. But now, she and her husband, an invalided war veteran, face an agonizing moral dilemma which is made worse when they discover their newest friend is claiming the ticket is his.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 13 Jul 2010 14:15

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  • Tue 13 Jul 2010 14:15

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