Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)
September 5, 1993Release Date
Wide-Eyed and Legless (1993)
September 5, 1993Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Julie Walters
Diana Longden
Jim Broadbent
Deric Longden
Thora Hird
Deric's Mother
Sian Thomas
Aileen Armitage
Andrew Lancel
Nick Longden
Richard Loncraine
Director
Moya Brady
Sheila
Jack Rosenthal
Writer
Anastasia Mulrooney
Sally Longden
Deric Longden
Writer
Angela Walsh
Karen
David Lascelles
Producer
Ann Rye
Joan
Francesca Cox
Minnie Bonsall
Colin Towns
Composer
Remi Adefarasin
Cinematographer
Andrew Nicholson
Gerald
Peter Whitfield
Fred
Joanna McCallum
Dr Roper
Martin Wenner
Young Doctor
Candida Rundle
Nurse
Dinah Handley
Hospital Receptionist
Adrian Schiller
Doctor
Viv Warentz
Ward Sister
Andy Rashleigh
Chemist
Graham Turner
Postman
Carry Clubb
Factory Girl
Vinny Dhillon
Factory Girl
Saima Chaudry
Factory Girl
Diane Parish
Waitress
Donna Lythgoe
Bored Waitress
Perry Fenwick
Luncheon Guest
Details.
Release DateSeptember 5, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Content RatingPG-13
Genres
Wiki.
Wide-Eyed and Legless (known in the US as The Wedding Gift) is a 1993 made-for-TV British drama film, directed by Richard Loncraine starring Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent, Sian Thomas and Thora Hird.
It is based on the 1989 book Diana's Story by the writer Deric Longden, who co-wrote the script with Jack Rosenthal. The film tells the story of the final years of Deric's (played by Broadbent) marriage to his wife, Diana (Walters), who contracted a degenerative illness which left her wheelchair-bound and in almost constant pain and which medical officials were unable to understand at the time, though now believed to be a form of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis. As Diana's health deteriorated, she encourages him to spend time with another woman whom Longden has met (the partially-sighted and legally blind novelist Aileen Armitage (Thomas)), to help ease his pain over her eventual death.