A Private Function (1984)
Overview
In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife, meek Gilbert Chilvers steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 10.02 |
Directed By
Malcolm Mowbray
Crew
Tony Jackson
Malcolm Mowbray
Alan Bennett
Malcolm Mowbray
Alan Bennett
Mark Shivas
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Barrie Vince
Michelle Guish
Debbie McWilliams
Judith Lang
Michael Porter
Stuart Walker
Phyllis Dalton
Malcolm MacIntosh
David Farrell
Micky Woolaard
Jan Archibald
Elizabeth Moss
Joan Hills
Anita Pickles
Billy Bell
Alison Thorne
Wendy Tayler
Quico Rovira-Beleta
Ginny Roncoroni
Richard Morrison
Tamara Ingram
Liz Ferwell
Brian Brockwell
John Du Prez
Ray Cooper
Joanna Gollins
Scott Thomas
Janet Tebrooke
Ken Crouch
Mark White
Derek Suter
Larry Knox
Peter James
Joe Felix
John Cantwell
Peter Arnold
Rosie Straker
Michael Redfern
Stephen Janisz
Robert Gavin
Nigel Galt
Clive Barrett
Jeffrey Witts
Tom Hughes
Trevor Dyer
Jack Carter
Frank Berlin
Alan Bailey
Guy Travers
Nick Godden
Ann Wingate
Christine Beveridge
John Du Prez
George Harrison
Denis O'Brien
TOP CAST
Michael Palin
Gilbert Chilvers
Maggie Smith
Joyce Chilvers
Denholm Elliott
Dr. Swaby
Richard Griffiths
Allardyce
Tony Haygarth
Sutcliff
John Normington
Lockwood
Bill Paterson
Wormold
Liz Smith
Mother
Alison Steadman
Mrs. Allardyce
Jim Carter
Inspector Noble
Pete Postlethwaite
Nuttol
Eileen O'Brien
Mrs. Sutcliff
Rachel Davies
Mrs. Forbes
Reece Dinsdale
P.C. Penny
Philip Wileman
Preston
Charles McKeown
Medcalf
Susan Porrett
Mrs. Medcalf
Donald Eccles
Father
Denys Hawthorne
Hotel Manager
Don Estelle
Barraclough
Eli Woods
Ernest
Amanda Gregan
Veronica
Paula Tilbrook
Mrs. Turnbull
Bernard Wrigley
Painter
Lee Daley
Painter's Boy
Gilly Coman
Dorothy
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Woman
Josie Lane
Mrs. Beavers
David Morgan
Mervin
Jill Goldston
Woman in Cinema (uncredited)
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