The Arbor
A Documentary Re-Invented
7.2(47) 2010-10-22 91 minDramaDocumentary
The lives of the late Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and Lorraine, one of her daughters, and the community of Bradford, in the 30 years since the 18-year-old Andrea penned a play about growing up in the community titled "The Arbor".
DirectorClio Barnard
Original Music ComposerMolly Nyman
Original Music ComposerHarry Escott
ProducerTracy O'Riordan
Cast & characters
Christine Bottomley
as Lisa Thompson
Manjinder Virk
as Lorraine Dunbar
Natalie Gavin
as The Girl
George Costigan
as Jimmy 'The Wig'
Monica Dolan
as Ann Hamilton
Neil Dudgeon
as Steve Saul
Jimi Mistry
as Yousaf
Robert Emms
as Young David
Kate Rutter
as The Mother
Danny Webb
as Max Stafford-Clark / The Father
Matthew McNulty
as Andrew Dunbar
Kathryn Pogson
as Pamela Dunbar
Jonathan Jaynes
as David Dunbar
No photo
Lizzie Roper
as Kathy Dunbar
No photo
Liam Price
as Billy
No photo
Robert Haythorne
as Fred
No photo
Parvani Lingiah
as Young Lorraine Dunbar
No photo
Gary Whitaker
as Himself
No photo
Jamie Timlin
as Himself
Kulvinder Ghir
as Rafee
Moey Hassan
as Bus Conductor
Josh Brown
as Policeman
Andrea Dunbar
as Self (archive footage)
