Alison Steadman, Anthony O'Donnell, Roger Sloman

Director Mike Leigh's made-for-television masterpiece, Nuts in May, continues his social commentary on the tensions among economic and social classes in British society. An affluent, snobby couple, Ke...( read more  read more... )ith (Roger Sloman) and Candice-Marie (Alison Steadman), go camping, but their idyll is destroyed by the arrival of a music-blaring college student, Ray (Anthony O'Donnell), and the loud Finger (Stephen Bill) and his wife, Honky (Sheila Kelley).

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Unrated, 84 min.

Directed by: Mike Leigh

Release Date: December 31, 1976

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DVD Release Date: June 29, 2004

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  • October 23, 2008
    I'm American but I have a very strong interest in UK pop culture and British comedy to the exclusion of most American work. Because I have some increased familiarity with Britishry, I still got much of this movie that would be lost on non-Englanders. Specifically, this is charact...( read more)er-based comedy wherein the primary moments of humor are awkward everyday situations.

    Keith and Candice Marie are utterly unique film characters but startlingly real characterizations of a group of British tourists. The film focuses on rubbish camping holidays, which are common vacations for the British. If one grew up with rubbish camping holidays on tiny UK islands (like Russell Brand did), I'm sure the humor is doubled, but just based on listening to the holiday misadventures of a few British citizens (especially Karl Pilkington's), I found loads to laugh about.

    Those not interested in subtle humor or character pieces will find this dull. I do think the film requires some real-life based reference points to get the full comedy from it.
  • August 7, 2009
    Precursor to Alan Partridge and co.
  • April 26, 2009
    Wonderfully emabrrassing and so funny and pointed on a particular type of English snobbery. Terrific performances from Roger Sloman and Alison Steadman.
  • November 8, 2007
    This is one of my favourite films. It always makes me laugh. Everyone has met a Keith and Candice Marie on their travels. You know the sort!!! You usually meet them walking around Ambleside wearing Ron Hill leggings and hiking boots even when the only thing they've climbed ar...( read more)e the steps to the cafe! Watch it and you will see what I mean!!
  • October 13, 2007
    Great but the main characters are so idiosyncratic that they are grating at times.
  • May 23, 2007
    One of Mike Leigh's earliest and best, with great scenes: the kickabout, 'kiss prudence', 'one of Keith's interests', Froggy went a courting', the 'country code'.
  • January 29, 2007
    Understated perfection. Spider and 'onky are true comedy gold dust!

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