The Old Devils (1986)

The Old Devils is about the lives and relationships of a bunch of old men (and their wives, to a lesser extent) in Wales. Central among these are Peter - mainly notable for being larger than before; Malcolm - likes jazz and talking about his bowels; and Charlie - I honestly can’t remember but not especially pleasant either. Their routine of going to the pub, getting slowly larger, and seemingly not a whole lot else, is interrupted by the arrival of their former friend Alun, back from “that London” a minor TV celebrity and writer, largely peddling a quaint and simplistic touristified version of “Wales” that his erstwhile buddies don’t recognise, and in thrall to a thinly veiled Dylan Thomas proxy.