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41 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Absurd Person Singular
1985 1h 55m EN
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8.3
BANGER
★8.3TMDB · 3
ComedyDramaTV Movie
Synopsis
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A movie in three acts following three couples who, over three years, each host a Christmas party. The camera stays in the kitchen and we are treated to Ayckbourn's beautifully detailed look at middle class life.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Cheryl Campbell
Eva
Michael Gambon
Geoffrey
Nicky Henson
Sidney
Maureen Lipman
Jane
Geoffrey Palmer
Ronald Brewster-Wright
Prunella Scales
Marion Brewster-Wright
John Baddeley
Dick Potter
Lesley Joseph
Lottie Potter
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Michael A. Simpson
- Writers
- Alan Ayckbourn
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
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The take
Michael A. Simpson directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 141 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Cheryl Campbell and Michael Gambon and Nicky Henson carry the top of the cast.
- 4IMDB entry: tt0088667 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 5Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 115 min · 1h 55m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Michael A. Simpson
Production companies
Who made it
BBC
GB
Key crew
- MusicJim Parker
- ProducerShaun Sutton
- Graphic DesignerGerald Scarfe
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV1985-01-01
