--- product_id: 49476518 title: "Vera Drake" price: "£6.26" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/49476518-vera-drake store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Vera Drake **Price:** £6.26 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Vera Drake - **How much does it cost?** £6.26 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/49476518-vera-drake) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Imelda Staunton stars as Vera Drake, a woman devoted completely to her working class family. She spends her time caring for her elderly mother and sick neighbour, but also secretly visits women with unwanted pregnancies, helping them induce miscarriage. With this practice illegal in 1950s England, Vera finds her life fall apart when the authorities find out. desertcart.co.uk Review The brilliant writer-director Mike Leigh (Topsy-Turvy, Secrets and Lies, Naked) has crafted an utterly compelling movie about one of the most controversial of topics. An irrepressibly hopeful housecleaner in 1950s London named Vera Drake (Imelda Staunton, Antonia and Jane, Shakespeare in Love) mothers everyone around her, from her own family to helpless shut-ins and lonely men living in tiny, isolated apartments. None of these people know that Vera also helps young women get rid of unwanted pregnancies, until the police appear and tear her world apart. Vera Drake isn't just an inspired character portrait; through simple and straightforward scenes, the movie weaves a quiet but mesmerizing portrait of how people--both wealthy and poor--cope with adversity. Though wrenching, Vera Drake has too much life to be depressing. Leigh is deservedly famous for his work with actors; every character brims with truth and Staunton's performance deserves every award it could possibly win. --Bret Fetzer Review: Vera Drake - Fantastic film, & a real insight into 1950s working class environment. Superb acting Review: Good film - Good film ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B0007OEMBW | | Actors | Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Philip Davis | | Aspect Ratio | 16:9 - 1.78:1 | | Best Sellers Rank | 34,778 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 856 in DVD-VCR Combinations | | Country of origin | United Kingdom | | Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (760) | | Director | Mike Leigh | | Is discontinued by manufacturer | No | | Item model number | 5060049145990 | | Language | English | | Media Format | PAL | | Number of discs | 1 | | Package Dimensions | 19 x 13.6 x 1.6 cm; 80 g | | Rated | Suitable for 12 years and over | | Release date | 25 April 2005 | | Run time | 2 hours and 5 minutes | | Studio | Entertainment One | | Subtitles: | English | ## Product Details - **Contributor:** Imelda Staunton, Jim Broadbent, Mike Leigh, Philip Davis - **Format:** PAL - **Genre:** Drama - **Language:** English - **Runtime:** 2 hours and 5 minutes ## Images ![Vera Drake - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51AVGMgrAzL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Vera Drake *by M***L on 5 October 2025* Fantastic film, & a real insight into 1950s working class environment. Superb acting ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good film *by J***R on 15 November 2025* Good film ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not what I was expecting but interesting nonetheless *by M***D on 28 June 2012* This wasn't what I expected an d I agree with what someone else said in that it was very much; here is Vera being lovely, here she is performing backstreet abortions, here she is getting arrested, here she is going to jail. But on reflection, is that a bad thing? I think I expected, considering the subject matter, a big exploration of the politics, morals, differences between the classes at the time etc. but I think the point was that we just see it for what it is (like looking through a window into their lives, nothing more) and draw our own conclusions. There is the other story line of the well-to-do young lady getting an abortion and shows why and how she goes about it and that really makes the film speak for itself, how she is shown to play the system to get the abortion, how difficult it was, the lack of compassion and the expense of it, which the poor could never hope to raise. I do think the scenes where Vera is arrested, and cries and cries and cries is excessive - I did get a bit bored - (although for those who say she cries out of guilt, I disagreed, I think it's clear from when she is arrested that she fears for her family, having upset them, the shame she has brought on them but it is also very, very clear that she felt a strong compulsion to help those young girls which overshadowed her desire to not break the law). I think I expected a grittier, more action film (maybe showing how she got into it and a bit more discussion about all the issues surrounding it) and at first I felt disappointed by it but in its own way, its simple, clean way it was a good film and a (mostly) enjoyable one. It's also true to the times it set in which is interesting in itself and the other characters are interesting to watch. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/49476518-vera-drake](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/49476518-vera-drake) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-15*