Like Father
2001, English. Directed by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen & Murray Martin & Richard Grassick & Ellin Hare.
The last pits have closed, the redundancy money has been spent and a family is in crisis. 70 year old pigeon man Arthur Elliott is losing his allotment to the local authority’s coastal redevelopment scheme. Working as a trumpeter, teacher, club singer and club act agent, his son, 40 year old ex-miner Joe can just about scrape a living, but his marriage is breaking up. 10 year old Michael is left to grapple with his own realities as coalfield culture begins to disintegrate. Three generations struggle to come to terms with the past and find the ties that still bind them; three worlds unfold against the rich and extraordinary backdrop of East Durham.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 15 June 2001
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Richard Grassick
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Like Father runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Like Father isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 June 2001. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Like Father?
Like Father (2001) was directed by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Murray Martin and Richard Grassick and Ellin Hare and stars Ned Kelly, Jonathon Dent, Joe Armstrong.