A Private Function
1984-11-09
Cast30
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)
Art10
Michael Porter
Art Direction
Judith Lang
Art Direction
Stuart Walker
Production Design
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Frank Berlin
Painter
Alan Bailey
Property Master
Tom Hughes
Painter
Trevor Dyer
Standby Carpenter
Jeffrey Witts
Dressing Prop
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
Camera7
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography
Malcolm MacIntosh
Camera Operator
David Farrell
Still Photographer
Mark White
Camera Car
Peter James
Clapper Loader
Derek Suter
Clapper Loader
Joe Felix
Grip
Costume & Make-Up8
Jan Archibald
Hairstylist
Elizabeth Moss
Hairstylist
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Design
Joan Hills
Makeup Artist
Anita Pickles
Makeup Artist
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Supervisor
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Crew3
Billy Bell
Technical Advisor
Quico Rovira-Beleta
Translator
Larry Knox
Generator Operator
Directing4
Malcolm Mowbray
Director
Nick Godden
Third Assistant Director
Alison Thorne
Continuity
Guy Travers
First Assistant Director
Editing2
Barrie Vince
Editor
Scott Thomas
Assistant Editor
Lighting3
Micky Woolaard
Gaffer
Peter Arnold
Electrician
John Cantwell
Electrician
Production12
Michelle Guish
Casting
Mark Shivas
Producer
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Tamara Ingram
Producer's Assistant
Liz Ferwell
Finance
Ginny Roncoroni
Production Assistant
George Harrison
Executive Producer
Ann Wingate
Production Manager
Wendy Tayler
Publicist
Brian Brockwell
Production Accountant
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
Joanna Gollins
Location Manager
Sound10
Tony Jackson
Sound Recordist
Ray Cooper
Music Producer
Stephen Janisz
Sound Editor
Clive Barrett
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Redfern
Sound Editor
John Du Prez
Conductor
Rosie Straker
Sound Assistant
Robert Gavin
Sound Editor
John Du Prez
Original Music Composer
Nigel Galt
Sound Editor
Writing3
Alan Bennett
Screenplay
Malcolm Mowbray
Story
Alan Bennett
Story