High Heels and Low Lives (2001)


Minnie Driver           Shannon
Mary McCormack          Frances
Kevin McNally           Mason
Mark Williams           Tremaine
Michael Gambon          Kerrigan
Darren Boyd             Ray
Danny Dyer              Danny
Simon Scardifield       Tony
Len Collin              Barry Tarson
Jane Partridge          Receptionist
Jason Griffiths         Paramedic No 1
Ranjit Krishnamma       Doctor
Mark Meadows            Ramantic Actor
Ben Walden              Bloodied Actor
Mike Atwell             Duty Sergeant
Danny Babington         Suspect
John Sessions           Director
Kevin Eldon             McGill
Julian Wadham           Chief Inspector Rogers

Directed by:            Mel Smith, John Greaves
Produced by:            Uri Fruchtmann, Barnaby Thompson, Olive Segre


When two destitute friends, nurse Shannon and failed actress Frances, accidently intercept a cell phone 
conversation about a robbery, they decide to blackmail the burglars for a fair share of the $10 million 
loot.

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Two best girlfriends living in London suddenly find themselves battling wits with seasoned criminals when 
they decide to blackmail the culprits of a bank heist in their neighborhood rather than reporting the 
crime to the police. Refusing to be played by this new competition and give up the demanded $2 million, 
the leaders of the gang of robbers (Kevin McNally and Michael Gambon) decide to start playing dirty tricks, 
threaten violence and counterfeit money in an effort to throw the two women (played by Minnie Driver and 
Mary McCormack) off course. When the blackmail and counter attacks hurt an innocent bystander, the kooky 
best friends must use their friendship to empower each other to lure the hardened criminals into a risky 
trap.