The Steamie

The Steamie (1988)

A night in the life at a 1950's communal laundry, showing how life was like for working class Glasgow Women.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, History, Music, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1988-12-31
  • User Rating: 8.3/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 18min
  • Production Company: Scottish Television (STV)
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Haldane Duncan
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Summary

Tony Roper wrote 'The Steamie' for Glasgow's Mayfest in 1987. Return to Hogmany 1957 when a fiesty group of Glasgow women; Mrs Culfeathers, Dolly, Doreen and the irrepressible Magrit, all meet at The Steamie to do the traditional family wash before the New Year. The Steamie is a hilarious cameo of Glasgow's social history where the washing was always easier to do when the Women shared their laugher and sorrow and a scandalous supply of gossip. This is the definitive version of the most popular play of the last 20 years with the all star cast of Dorothy Paul as Magrit, Eileen McCallum as Dolly, Kate Murphy as Doreen, Sheila McDonald as Mrs Culfeathers and a very young Peter Mullan as Andy, the whisky loving handy man.

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  • Eileen McCallum

    as Dolly
  • Dorothy Paul

    as Magrit
  • Katy Murphy

    as Doreen
  • Sheila Donald

    as Mrs Culfeathers
  • Peter Mullan

    as Andy
  • Irene Sunters

    as Grumpy Woman
  • Caroline Paterson

    as Doreen's Pal
  • Myra McFadyen

    as Helen Mahuire's Auntie
  • Lillian Welsh

    as Dr Bell's Patient
  • Faye Milligan

    as Wee Dumpy Doll
  • Catherine-Ann Jack

    as Big Dumpy Doll
  • James Langton

    as Gordon MacRae
Writing Tony Roper Writer
Production Robert Love Executive Producer
Production Sandy Ross Producer
Directing Haldane Duncan Director

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