This is classic Mike Leigh , downtrodden postman , downtrodden housing estates , downtrodden lives and mundane storylines.
Sounds horrendous but with fantastic performances from a brilliant cast that would probably cost a fortune to ensemble today we get a film of such quality it stays with you forever.
It tells the story of three postman , Stan the monosyllabic Romeo who would sleep with any women with a pulse and does.
We also have the slobbish Gordon played by Tim Spall to great comedy effect throughout.
Lastly we have Harold Fish , a man so lacking in social skills it is an amazement he ever managed to charm his shrewish wife in the first place .
Just brilliant and worth the price of the BBC Mike Leigh collection DVDS for this alone.