Objects
Physical items that carry narrative significance, from personal possessions to symbolic artifacts that shape the story.
Julia's compact mobile phone — the personal mobile communication device she uses across multiple scenes: she clutches it during a strained call with Paul at …
A pair of wine glasses held by Julia and Liz in Liz's cluttered sitting room while children create chaos nearby. The glasses serve as casual …
Liz produces small, bite-sized pizzas and uses them to feed and calm the children (and Charlie) amid the chaotic sitting room/kitchen scene; the pizzas are …
A single cup Liz produces to offer Julia a cup of tea — it even topples out of an overstuffed cupboard in Liz's charity-shop kitchen …
Sleek tablet screen captivates the children as they cluster around Manus in Amanda's kitchen, using it for distraction amid adult gossip about infidelity. Later, the …
The front door of Amanda's house forms the boundary between her interior home and the exterior street. Amanda yanks it open during Julia's childcare plea, …
Amanda's homemade spaghetti bolognese (spag bol), prepared in a large steaming pot on Amanda's kitchen counter and served as a family meal. Narratively, the meal …
Black mascara streaks down Julia's cheeks in dark rivulets as tears betray her crumbling composure beside the stalled coin-operated horse. The smudged lines trace her …
A large mattress placed on the floor of Liz's sitting room (positioned under the windowsill) used as a safety cushion and play surface for children. …
Nestled in Liz's cluttered sitting room, this everyday chair turns into a launch platform amid children's mayhem. One kid catapults from its seat as Liz …
Liz fishes two pennies from her pocket and slips them into the coin-operated horse's slot during Julia's mascara-streaked breakdown. The small coins fool the machine …
Broad ledge in Liz's sitting room window frame. Charlie and the toddler climb onto it and leap onto a mattress spread below, turning the fixture …
Julia asks Manus for a single crisp while juggling four children beside a stalled coin-operated horse. The request reveals strained family resources amid her public …
A battered coin-operated horse ride sits outside a row of shops near a laundrette. It grinds to a halt mid-ride, sparking a child's piercing scream …
Crowded wooden table in Amanda's kitchen seats around twelve children who eat steaming plates of spaghetti bolognese. Adults like Julia, Kevin, and Liz hover nearby …
Julia knocks on Amanda's door and requests this omelette recipe as a pretext to forge a connection after her childcare plea fails. Amanda cracks the …
A neat stack of serving bowls sits on the counter next to Amanda's large pan of Bolognese in her kitchen; they are clean and prepared …
Positioned in Amanda's kitchen sofa area, this sofa holds a slightly drugged Liz alongside Julia and awkward Kevin during a charged gathering. Kevin blurts Liz's …
Liz grabs the Closer magazine from her cramped kitchen counter and thrusts it at Charlie as a makeshift plate for his mini-pizza. The glossy tabloid …
Narrow metal coin slot on the front of a stalled coin-operated horse ride parked outside a row of shops. Liz jams/slips two pennies together into …
Johnny grabs a cold beer from Amanda's fridge in her immaculate kitchen. He drinks it amid casual domestic gestures, like slapping her backside, as Anne …
Kevin carries a simple glass filled with wine into Amanda's kitchen and offers it awkwardly to Liz amid the tense gathering of mothers. Dishevelled and …
Liz snatches the bottle from Amanda's kitchen counter after downing an offered glass of alcohol. She pours a fresh measure into her glass despite painkillers, …
A large, conspicuous protective dressing — a bulky white bandage used in conjunction with an arm sling — wrapping and supporting Liz's reattached middle finger. …
In Liz's cramped, chaotic kitchen she rips a dish towel from the counter and wraps it tightly around a cut finger sustained while prying apart …
Liz grabs this enormous knife from the stand in her cramped, chaotic kitchen and hacks at a solidly frozen bread loaf to pry apart slices. …
A frozen loaf taken from Liz's freezer whose slices are fused together; the crust bears black scarring in places. Liz hacks at the stuck slices …
Liz's small freezer squats in her cramped, chaotic kitchen, buried under a thick crust of ice that transforms it into an 'ice-monster.' Liz hacks at …
Liz's knife stand sits in her cramped kitchen amid frozen bread and mini-pizzas. She grabs a large knife from it to hack at the ice-hard …
Liz grabs sticky tape from her cramped kitchen counter and winds it tightly around a dish towel to secure an improvised bandage on her mangled …
After Liz slices and mangles her finger while prying frozen bread in the kitchen, she wraps the wound with a dishtowel and tape and instructs …
A massive table commands the local cafe's center, where Amanda, Liz, and Anne orchestrate their choreographed childcare logistics. Kevin eyes it with envy as the …
Handwritten shopping lists cover the blackboard wall in Amanda's immaculate kitchen, detailing groceries and household tasks in neat chalk script. Julia, Kevin, Charlie, and Liz …
A standard kitchen refrigerator in Amanda's immaculate kitchen whose door is plastered edge-to-edge with children's artwork: colorful crayon drawings, finger paintings, school photos, and family …
The hob anchors Amanda's immaculate kitchen, supporting a huge pan of simmering Bolognese that draws Julia's exhausted, hungry gaze. Steam rises from the pot as …
Amanda's kitchen island commands the room's center in her immaculate space, topped by a huge pan of simmering Bolognese that draws Julia's exhausted hunger. Kevin …
Amanda checks her phone amid the alpha mums' childcare negotiations at the local cafe. She scans it for logistical details on her locked-out flat crisis, …
Walnuts appear in Amanda's immaculate kitchen, where Kevin questions their preparation amid tense greetings. Julia hungers for the nearby Bolognese pan as alpha mums sip …
Anne tosses her coat onto the only spare chair at the alpha mums' crowded table in the local cafe. The garment drapes over the chair …
Anne recounts her husband's stroke: he sat watching the television when his arm dropped suddenly. The screen glows as a mundane backdrop to the emergency, …
A cab waits in the street directly outside Liz's flat under daylight at 13:15. Liz, bleeding from her wound yet eerily composed, climbs inside and …
A jug filled with water sits on the counter in the local cafe. Julia pours water from it into a glass, adopting a casual 'Margot-with-a-jug' …
A plain plate on Amanda's kitchen counter holds cold, congealed spaghetti remnants from a child's uneaten meal. Julia eyes it hungrily, slides it across the …
The menu board above the Costa Coffee stand/counter in the office reception that lists drink and beverage options; it functions as the visual focal point …
A mobile Costa Coffee stand in the office reception with a menu board that captures Paul's attention as he queues during the morning rush. Helinka …
Liz names fennel among exotic herbal tea options while navigating her chaotic kitchen, teasing Julia before admitting she lacks it and sticks to Yorkshire tea. …
The car anchors a chaotic intercut scene that parallels Julia and Paul's tense coffee stand exchange. Julia rushes through morning pandemonium, likely ferrying children amid …
Julia grips the fork and spears three hurried forkfuls of cold leftover spaghetti from the bowl on Amanda's kitchen counter. Her furtive stabs pierce tangled …
Julia pours herself a glass of white wine in Amanda's immaculate kitchen during a tense welcome. Alpha mums sip from similar glasses, the pale liquid …
Julia requests a herbal tea (specifically a mint/peppermint preference) upon entering Liz's cluttered, charity-shop kitchen. Liz playfully lists herbal options (chamomile, peppermint/mint) then admits she …
Liz grips the bread board in her cramped kitchen to pry apart frozen bread loaves, her forceful tug mangling her finger in the process. This …
A house built from cardboard stands amid the clutter on the floor of Liz's chaotic kitchen, a remnant of children's play in her improvised, child-filled …
Filthy board in Liz’s cramped kitchen acts as the main cutting surface. Liz hacks frozen bread on its grimy expanse, slicing her finger badly in …
Liz presses a dish cloth against her bleeding wound as an improvised field dressing. Blood soaks the fabric dark red, staining it thoroughly and exposing …
Liz's fridge anchors the chaotic, charity-shop clutter of her kitchen, where she navigates with ease amid signals of unconventional competence. She opens it to grab …
Eggs locked frozen in Liz's cramped kitchen freezer, part of the iced-over hoard Liz hacks through while injuring her finger. Julia and kids glimpse them …
Liz names ginger as an unavailable exotic herbal tea option while offering beverages to Julia in her chaotic kitchen cluttered with charity-shop finds. She teases …
Liz names jasmine herbal tea as an unavailable exotic option while offering beverages in her chaotic, charity-shop kitchen. She teases Julia about such preferences before …
Liz grabs the kettle from her cluttered counter amid charity-shop chaos and switches it on with familiar efficiency to boil water for tea. Julia watches …
Liz reaches into this crammed kitchen cupboard packed with mismatched dishes and supplies, causing a cup to tumble out amid the chaos of her charity-shop-style …
Liz wheels a push chair into the cafe, gripping its handles tightly as a toddler slumps listlessly at the bottom. The chair's presence underscores her …
Glass pane in Liz's sitting-room, fogged by Julia's anxious breath amid swirling household chaos with children. Julia presses her forehead to the cold surface, wipes …
Liz's Yorkshire Tea teabags—stored amid the clutter of her cramped kitchen (even packed into the freezer alongside frozen bread) and used to brew a plain, …
Julia approaches the counter in the local cafe, pours water from the jug atop it, and lingers to stage a casual pose near Amanda, Liz, …
Wall-mounted clock in the local cafe ticks forward to 10:30am as Julia glances at it during tense childcare bartering with Amanda, Liz, Kevin, and Anne. …