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8 Minutes Idle
You can't put life on hold
Based upon Matt Thorne's award-winning novel about life in a call centre, "Eight Minutes Idle" is a warped urban comedy about what it really means to put your life 'on hold'! Dan Thomas has always taken the path of least resistance - in his work life, home life and love life! But when Dan finds himself kicked out of the family home, he's faced with no option but to secretly move into the call centre where he works. Suddenly, everything that he's previously taken for granted - a well-stocked fridge, clean clothes, his friends, his self respect, even his beloved cat - are either disappearing or conspiring against him. As Dan's work/life balance spirals dangerously out of control, he's forced to break out of old habits and to dare to do something he has never had to do before - really care about someone other than himself. Written by Sarah Cox
Where to watch 8 Minutes Idle
8 Minutes Idle is streaming in the US on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free, Xumo Play, DistroTV, Tubi TV and Amazon MX Player.
Cast
- Tom Hughes as Dan
- Ophelia Lovibond as Teri
- Montserrat Lombard as Alice
- Antonia Thomas as Adrienne
- Jack Ashton as Ian
- Divian Ladwa as Dev
- Paul Kaye as Steve
- Pippa Haywood as Kathy
- Luke Newberry as Jonno
- Robert Wilfort as Bryan
- Nick Blakeley as Caller on Hold
- Sarah Buckland as Nurse
Details
- Director
- Mark Simon Hewis
- Released
- March 29, 2012
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Studio
- BBC Film and Arthur Cox
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.1 / 10 from 21 votes
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