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Abigail's Party

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7.4/10 • 44

1977-11-011h 47m

ComedyDramaTV Movie

Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over drinks and small talk, class differences and relationship difficulties emerge.

Directors
Mike Leigh
Writters
Mike Leigh
Editors
Mike Leigh, Ron Bowman

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Alison Steadman

    Alison Steadman

    Beverley

  2. Tim Stern

    Tim Stern

    Laurence

  3. Janine Duvitski

    Janine Duvitski

    Angela

  4. John Salthouse

    John Salthouse

    Tony

  5. Harriet Reynolds

    Harriet Reynolds

    Susan

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CinemaSerf

Mar 27, 2022

7/10

Alison Steadman is outstanding in this BBC "Play for Today" self-adaptation of Mike Leigh's play as the really quite hateful "Beverley' who gathers a few of her friends around for drinks and canapés only to have the evening slowly degenerate into an alcohol infused angry, bitter observation of snobbery and middle class anachronisms. The tensions rise - accompanied by the increasingly intrusive and irritating racket from the eponymous party being held next door by the daughter of one of the guests. At times this is truly laugh-out-loud and at others agonisingly exasperating but an excellent example of great acting and writing.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
dysfunctional marriagehouse partytensionunited kingdom