Second Best (film)

Second Best is a 1994 British film produced by Sarah Radclyffe and directed by Chris Menges. It closely follows the 1991 novel of the same name by David Cook, who also wrote the screenplay.

Graham Holts emotional development has been smothered by his protective parents. His mother has died and he has to care for his bedridden father who has had a stroke.James has been shunted from care home to foster home, causing disruption and being unable to relate to women. He only has a vague memory of his mother when he was aged 3, but has a vivid and romantic image of his father. James father is in prison and has spun tales of him being a mercenary in the few times theyve spent together on the run. ........

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