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Jermaine and Elsie

Country: UK, Language: English

  • Director: Leon Lopez
  • Writer: Ashley Campbell; Adele Silva

CGiii Comment

C'mon...a carer doesn't need to take this kind of abuse...because, it is abuse!

And then, there's the carer who abuses the situation...it's all too much...a good idea hit with a sledgehammer!


Trailer...

The(ir) Blurb...

Elsie is a fiercely independent, equally opinionated pensioner with a drink problem and reliant on daily help including Jermaine, a black, sexually ambiguous carer. Initially, their relationships is combative but he wins her over with his non-conventional ways. When Jermaine disappears without a word, Elsie is determined to find out what happened to him. Set in Ladbroke Grove/West Kensington.

Cast & Characters

Sally Bankes as Senior Nurse
Ashley Campbell as Jermaine
Marji Campi as Elsie
Suzie Chard as Val
Tricia George as Belinda
David Lumby as Doctor
Helen Rigby as Michelle
Louis Saint-Juste as Mohammed
Helen Sheals as Pat
Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Giles