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| Producer | Sarah Curtis, Dorothy Berwin |
| Director | Gaby Dellal |
| Starring | Brenda Blethyn, Bob Hoskins, Peter Mullan |
| Filmed | April/May 2004 |
| Synopsis | When Frank loses his job in the shipyards after thirty six years he finds he has nothing to fall back on except his swimming which he has done regularly for the past twenty years. He has had a good marriage even though he has closed up his feelings since the death of his son, Stuart, many years previously. His other son Rob is a stranger to him and the two men cannot reconcile their loss. They bottle their grief up individually.
With a group of friends to help and hinder him, Frank embarks upon a personal challenge – swimming the Channel! The story is full of comedy and pathos, but culminates with Frank being reborn to be reconciled with Rob and gaining new love for and from his wife Joan.
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| Locations | Port Erin, Dog Mills, Ramsey, Douglas Promenade |
| Website | http://www.iconmovies.co.uk/onaclearday/ (includes trailer) |
| UK rating | 12A |
| UK Release Date | 2 September 2005 |
| DVD Details | ASIN: B000BW7I5C. Released 30 January 2006 |
| Awards | British Independent Film Awards
Nominated for Douglas Hickox Award
- Gaby Dellal
IFTA Awards
2005 Won IFTA Award Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
- Sean McGinley
Sundance Film Festival
Nominated Grand Jury Prize World Cinema - Dramatic
- Gaby Dellal
Scottish BAFTA Awards 2005, Won -Best Film and Best Screenplay - Alex Rose. Nominated for Best Director - Gaby Dellal . |
