The Best Man

120 mins
After painter Michael 'Mike' Sheldrake's failed suicide attempt, house-mate and life-long best friend Peter Tremaine, an antiques shop owner, reminisces their common past, like Mike does in therapy. It started at the beach, when scrubby, scared Mikey became the dependent protégé of forceful Pete, both doted by Pete's dad, a wealthy lawyer. Afterwards Mike moves out to marry Kate. Pete accepts to be best man, but overdoes that, 'arranging' to get stuck in the honeymoon hotel he paid for. Drama from their boarding school childhood intertwines with tragedy for the mates, Kate and vindictive former police detective Miller.

Richard Coyle

Michael Sheldrake

Keeley Hawes

Kate Sheldrake

Toby Stephens

Peter Tremaine

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

Michael Sheldrake (age 15)

Laura Aikman

Alison Poley

Indra Ové

Natalie

Jack Baverstock

Bruce Miller

Kate Fahy

Dr. Cowley

Joseph Friend

Michael - as a boy

Alex Pillai

Director

David Higgs

Director of Photography

Mike Gunn

Production Design

Sarah Bird

Casting

Rob Pursey

Executive Producer

Nicholas Hooper

Original Music Composer

John Lindlar

Costume Design

Stephen Campbell

Art Direction

Judy Farr

Set Decoration

Hugh Warren

Producer

Tim Fraser

Sound Mixer

Christian Bass

Dialogue Editor

Deanne Turner

Makeup Artist

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