They Never Slept

Name: They Never Slept
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-07-14
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Cast: Edward Fox, Emily Morgan, James Fleet, Patricia Lawrence, François Chaumette

Over the course of a single evening, a successful novelist and his embittered brother-in-law clash in a battle of wit and resentment, as polite conversation gives way to long-buried grievances. Sharp, intimate, and darkly comic, it’s a penetrating study of ambition and insecurity. GRAY MATTERS: The Films of Simon Gray "It is a curious thing, being alive... It's like living in a room with a clock that ticks the wrong time, but there's no one around to tell you. The Chiswick Cinema are delighted to host this exclusive season celebrating the career of Simon Gray. About SIMON GRAY: Simon Gray (1936 - 2008) was a British playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, best known for his deep and witty explorations of the human condition. His darkly comedic work often featured academic, middle-class characters caught in emotional or intellectual crisis, told with razor sharp dialogue. His ability to balance humour with existential despair has earned him a lasting place in theatre. His contemporary Harold Pinter, directed several of his plays. Gray wrote novels, screenplays and candid memoirs that reflected on his work, health, smoking and depression. His style has a dryly intelligent rigor, with brilliant wit, self-deprecation and philosophic honesty often going hand in hand. Disillusionment, achievement, and the despair in everyday entrapments are a throughline to the psychologically complex texts.DramaPT1H15M182026-07-14

Edward Fox

Emily Morgan

James Fleet

Patricia Lawrence

François Chaumette

Elaine Ford

Maria Laborit

Alison Fielding

Maurice Risch

Harriet Walter

Pete Postlethwaite

Imelda Staunton