Swimming With Men (2018)
Faced with a full-blown mid-life crisis, accountant Eric joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers, discovering that making patterns in a pool can, for a couple of hours at least, smooth out the bumps in his work and marriage. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan slowly learn to reveal their inner lives, as well as their paunches. But can they get their lives and routines in sync as they embark on an unlikely journey to Milan to compete in the World Championship?
Primary Title
- Swimming With Men
Date Broadcast
- Saturday 16 November 2024
Release Year
- 2018
Start Time
- 20 : 35
Finish Time
- 22 : 25
Duration
- 110:00
Channel
- Whakaata Maori
Broadcaster
- Whakaata Maori
Programme Description
- Faced with a full-blown mid-life crisis, accountant Eric joins an all-male group of synchronised swimmers, discovering that making patterns in a pool can, for a couple of hours at least, smooth out the bumps in his work and marriage. Initially keeping their personal lives in the locker, the ramshackle squad and coach Susan slowly learn to reveal their inner lives, as well as their paunches. But can they get their lives and routines in sync as they embark on an unlikely journey to Milan to compete in the World Championship?
Classification
- M
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Synchronized swimming--England--Drama
- Middle-aged men--England--Drama
- Interpersonal relations--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- Sports
Contributors
- Oliver Parker (Director)
- Aschlin Ditta (Writer)
- Rob Brydon\ (Actor)
- Rupert Graves (Actor)
- Thomas Turgoose (Actor)
- Adeel Akhtar (Actor)
- Daniel Mays (Actor)
- Jim Carter (Actor)
- Charlotte Riley (Actor)
- Ronan Daly (Actor)
- Chris Jepson (Actor)
- Spike White (Actor)
- Nathaniel Parker (Actor)
- Jane Horrocks (Actor)
- Stewart Le Marechal (Producer)
- Anna Mohr-Pietsch (Producer)
- Maggie Monteith (Producer)
- David Raedeker (Director of Photography)
- Amanda McArthur (Production Designer)
- Liana Del Giudice (Editor)
- Charlie Mole (Composer)
- Met Film (Production Unit)
- Shoebox Films (Production Unit)
- Amp Film (Production Unit)
- Anyway Productions (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Synchronized swimming--England--Drama
- Middle-aged men--England--Drama
- Interpersonal relations--Drama
- Feature films--Great Britain