Second Best

September. 30,1994      
Rating:
6.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.

William Hurt as  Graham Holt
Nathan Yapp as  Jimmy
Jane Horrocks as  Debbie
Prunella Scales as  Margery
Keith Allen as  John
Alan Cumming as  Bernard
John Hurt as  Uncle Turpin
Nerys Hughes as  Maureen
Alfred Lynch as  Edward
James Warrior as  Senior Social Worker

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