Rent Nuts in May (1976)
3.9 of 5 from 49 ratings
1h 21min
- General info
- Available formats
- Synopsis:
Their Morris Minor packed to the gills, punctilious Keith (Roger Sloman) and the more spontaneous Candice Marie (Alison Steadman) arrive at a Dorset campground for 10 nights of bucolic bliss. It all starts perfectly; they take in the sights, eat vegetarian food and go in search of raw milk. Then a student teacher pitches his tent near them and cranks up his radio. Next, a couple arrive on a motorcycle, noisily make love in their tent and build an unauthorised campfire. Can Keith and Candice Marie find their peaceful idyll or are they doomed to clash with the uncouth and unwashed? Director Mike Leigh's influential tale was first shown in the BBC's 'Play for Today' strand in 1976 and soon achieved cult status. - Actors:
- Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley, Stephen Bill, Richenda Carey, Eric Allan, Matthew Guinness, Sally Watts, Richard Ireson
- Directors:
- Mike Leigh
- Producers:
- David Rose
- Writers:
- Mike Leigh
- Aka:
- Play for Today: Nuts in May
- Studio:
- Trinity Content Partners
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama, Horror
- Collections:
- The Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide to Mike Leigh at the BBC
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 17/08/2026
- Run Time:
- 81 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- English Audio Description
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Archive commentary by Mike Leigh (2009)
- Mike Leigh Remembers...'Nuts in May' (2026, 14 mins): the director looks back on one of his most influential television plays
- Director and Cast Q&A (2021, audio, 43 mins): Mike Leigh, Alison Steadman, Roger Sloman, Anthony O'Donnell, Sheila Kelley and Stephen Bill are reunited on stage at BFI Southbank
- BFI London Film Festival 2024 Screen Talk: Mike Leigh (2024, 48 mins): celebrating the 2024 release of his film Hard Truths, Leigh discusses his career with writer and journalist Amy Raphael
- The Country Comes to Town (1933, 21 mins): a documentary made to help modernise the image of farming and the British countryside
- Spring Comes to England (1934, 16 mins): documentary on the journey produce makes from field to market - including Candice Marie's favourite, mushrooms
- Winter on the Farm (1941, 15 mins): a public information film on Lipton Manor Farm in Dorset
- The ChiffyKids: Pot Luck (1976, 19 mins): the Children's Film Foundation favourites take a holiday under canvas
- Play Safe: Camping and Fishing (1978, 2 mins): a safety awareness film showing the dangers lurking in the countryside
