When Saturday Comes (1996)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Maria Giese

Writers:

James Daly (writer)
Maria Giese (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1996 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Plot:

Jimmy Muir is a hard-drinking brewery worker in the city of Sheffield, with an arrogant lack of respect for authority...

Plot Keywords:

Brewery | Brotherly Love | Beer | Male Nudity | Soccer Football

Cast

Sean Bean	...	Jimmy Muir
Emily Lloyd	...	Annie Doherty
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Ken Jackson
Craig Kelly	...	Russell Muir
John McEnery	...	Joe Muir
Ann Bell	...	Sarah Muir
Melanie Hill	...	Mary Muir
Chris Walker	...	Mac
John Higgins	...	Rob
Tim Gallagher	...	Steve
Peter Gunn	...	Tommy
Nick Waring	...	Gary
James McKenna	...	George McCabe
Tony Currie	...	Tony Currie
Mel Sterland	...	Captain

Also Known As:

Pint of Bitter (UK) (working title)

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Iceland:12 | Spain:13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Balti King Indian Restaurant, Broomhill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Guild

Trivia:

Mel Sterland, who in this film plays the captain of Sheffield United Football Club, was formerly a professional football player with their local rivals, Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the football season in question, 1995/1996, Sheffield United were in the first division. This is confirmed by a scene in the betting shop where Sheffield United appears on a betting board for Division 1 sides. However, regularly during the film, Sheffield United play Premiership teams Arsenal and Leeds United in December. This is impossible, given Sheffield United's division. The FA Cup semi-final, played at Bramall Lane in the film, would not be held there. All FA-Cup semi-finals are played at a neutral ground.

Soundtrack:

Eyes of Blue

It`s Grim Up North

Eeeee by gum as they say in Yorkshire times are tough . On leaving school lads have a choice of either working down the pits or in factories while girls have a choice of marrying a lad who works either down the pit face or in a factory . Further education doesn`t seem to be an option in Yorkshire even though Sheffield does indeed have an university , I should know because I`ve been there . Oh didn`t all the coal mines close in Yorkshire sometime in the late 1980s ? In other words we`ve got a kitchen sink drama full of stereotypes and anachronisms

That said I did like WHEN SATURDAY COMES just because it`s a gritty drama well acted by its cast . Despite being too old for his role by about ten years Sean Bean plays his role very well especially if you only know him as a baddie from films like GOLDENEYE and PATRIOT GAMES . Emily Lloyd is also good and you really do feel for the characters in this film unlike the overrated comedy drama THE FULL MONTY which was also set in Sheffield