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A Private Function (1984) In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved

A Private Function (1984)

In post-World War II Britain, food rationing continues, leading a married couple to become involved in the flourishing bacon black market.

Cast:
Gilbert Chilvers: Michael Palin
Joyce Chilvers: Maggie Smith
Dr. Swaby: Denholm Elliott
Allardyce: Richard Griffiths
Sutcliff: Tony Haygarth
Lockwood: John Normington
Wormold: Bill Paterson
Mother: Liz Smith
Mrs Allardyce: Alison Steadman
Inspector Noble: Jim Carter
Nuttal: Pete Postlethwaite
Mrs Sutcliff: Eileen O'Brien
Mrs. Forbes: Rachel Davies
P.C. Penny: Reece Dinsdale
Preston Sutcliff: Philip Wileman
Medcalf: Charles McKeown
Mrs. Medcalf: Susan Porrett
Father: Donald Eccles
Hotel Manager: Denys Hawthorne
Barraclough: Don Estelle
Ernest: Eli Woods
Veronica: Amanda Gregan
Mrs. Turnbull: Paula Tilbrook
Painter: Bernard Wrigley
Painter's Boy: Lee Daley
Dorothy: Gilly Coman
Woman: Maggie Ollerenshaw
Mrs Beavers: Josie Lane
Mervin: David Morgan
Woman in Cinema: Jill Goldston
Extra: George Harrison
Self: Queen Elizabeth II

Written by: Alan Bennett, Malcolm Mowbray

Director: Malcolm Mowbray

Production: Handmade Films

Release date: 01 Mar 1985

Box Office: $2,527,088
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