| The Martins | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tony Grounds |
| Starring | Lee Evans Kathy Burke Eric Byrne |
| Release date(s) | 2001 |
| Running time | 87 min. |
| Country | U.K. |
| Language | English |
The Martins is a comedy, produced in 2001, written and directed by Tony Grounds, starring Lee Evans and Kathy Burke.
Out of work scrounger Richard Martin lives with his dysfunctional family who are long suffering wife Kat, accident prone son and pregnant teenage daughter in a shabby house in Hatfield next door to the Galleria shopping centre above the A1 about 25 miles north of London. Competition addict Richard dreams of winning a holiday for his family and when he fails to win a competition in which he feels cheated out of, he flips and tracks down the elderly winners, threatens them with a gun, ties them up in the cellar and steals their tickets. The family enjoy the holiday. However, the Police catch up with Martin, he's convicted and goes to jail. He is later released to find his family life has improved since he was released from jail.