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Secrets & Lies
Plot
: After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman
Release Date
: Friday, May 24 1996
28 years ago
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Cast
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn was
50
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Cynthia Rose Purley'.
Wed, Feb 20 1946
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Marianne Jean-Baptiste was
29
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Hortense Cumberbatch'.
Wed, Apr 26 1967
Timothy Spall
Timothy Spall was
39
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Maurice Purley'.
Wed, Feb 27 1957
Phyllis Logan
Phyllis Logan was
40
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Monica Purley'.
Wed, Jan 11 1956
Claire Rushbrook
Claire Rushbrook was
24
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Roxanne Purley'.
Wed, Aug 25 1971
Lee Ross
Lee Ross was
25
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Paul'.
Fri, Jan 01 1971
Lesley Manville
Lesley Manville was
40
in Secrets & Lies
as 'The Social Worker'.
Mon, Mar 12 1956
Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington was
25
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Jane'.
Mon, Aug 03 1970
Michele Austin
Michele Austin was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Dionne'.
Unknown Birthday
Ron Cook
Ron Cook was
47
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Stuart'.
Wed, Dec 01 1948
Trevor Laird
Trevor Laird was
38
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Hortense's Brother'.
Thu, Jul 11 1957
Brian Bovell
Brian Bovell was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Hortense's Brother'.
Unknown Birthday
Emma Amos
Emma Amos was
31
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Girl with Scar'.
Tue, Aug 18 1964
Clare Perkins
Clare Perkins was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Hortense's Sister in Law'.
Unknown Birthday
Elias Perkins McCook
Elias Perkins McCook was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Hortense's Nephew'.
Unknown Birthday
Jane Mitchell
Jane Mitchell was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)'.
Unknown Birthday
Janice Acquah
Janice Acquah was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Junior Optician'.
Unknown Birthday
Keylee Jade Flanders
Keylee Jade Flanders was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)'.
Unknown Birthday
Hannah Davis
Hannah Davis was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'First Bride'.
Unknown Birthday
Terence Harvey
Terence Harvey was
51
in Secrets & Lies
as 'First Bride's Father'.
Sun, Oct 01 1944 –
Thu, Sep 07 2017
Kate O'Malley
Kate O'Malley was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Second Bride'.
Unknown Birthday
Joe Tucker
Joe Tucker was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Groom'.
Unknown Birthday
Richard Syms
Richard Syms was
53
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Vicar'.
Fri, Jan 01 1943
Grant Masters
Grant Masters was
31
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Best Man'.
Wed, Dec 02 1964
Annie Hayes
Annie Hayes was
50
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Mother in Family Group'.
Wed, Apr 17 1946 –
Wed, Apr 02 1997
Jean Ainslie
Jean Ainslie was
75
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Grandmother'.
Tue, Jun 08 1920 –
Fri, Oct 26 2001
Lucy Sheen
Lucy Sheen was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Nurse'.
Unknown Birthday
Frances Ruffelle
Frances Ruffelle was
30
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Young Mother'.
Sun, Aug 29 1965
Nitin Ganatra
Nitin Ganatra was
28
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Potential Suitor'.
Wed, Feb 21 1968
Metin Marlow
Metin Marlow was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Conjuror'.
Unknown Birthday
Su Elliot
Su Elliot was
45
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Raunchy Woman'.
Mon, Dec 18 1950
Amanda Crossley
Amanda Crossley was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Raunchy Woman'.
Unknown Birthday
Di Sherlock
Di Sherlock was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Raunchy Woman'.
Unknown Birthday
David Neilson
David Neilson was
47
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Man in Suit'.
Sun, Mar 13 1949
Peter Waddington
Peter Waddington was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Man in Suit'.
Unknown Birthday
Peter Stockbridge
Peter Stockbridge was
76
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Man in Suit'.
Sun, Jan 11 1920 –
Mon, Feb 05 2007
Rachel Lewis
Rachel Lewis was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Graduate'.
Unknown Birthday
Paul Trussell
Paul Trussell was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Grinning Husband'.
Unknown Birthday
Jonny Coyne
Jonny Coyne was
43
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Fiance'.
Thu, Jan 01 1953
Denise Orita
Denise Orita was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Uneasy Woman'.
Unknown Birthday
Margery Withers
Margery Withers was
90
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Elderly Lady'.
Mon, Oct 23 1905 –
Mon, Sep 06 1999
Gordon Winter
Gordon Winter was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Laughing Man'.
Unknown Birthday
Theresa Watson
Theresa Watson was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Daughter'.
Unknown Birthday
Peter Wight
Peter Wight was
46
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Father in Family Group'.
Sun, Jan 01 1950
Gary McDonald
Gary McDonald was
35
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Boxer'.
Sun, Jan 01 1961
Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman was
49
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Woman with Dog'.
Mon, Aug 26 1946
Liz Smith
Liz Smith was
74
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Woman with Cat'.
Sun, Dec 11 1921 –
Sat, Dec 24 2016
Sheila Kelley
Sheila Kelley was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Fertile Mother'.
Unknown Birthday
Angela Curran
Angela Curran was
47
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Little Boy's Mother'.
Sun, Oct 03 1948
Linda Beckett
Linda Beckett was
48
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Pin Up Housewife'.
Thu, Jan 01 1948
Phil Davis
Phil Davis was
42
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Man in Suit'.
Thu, Jul 30 1953
Wendy Nottingham
Wendy Nottingham was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Glum Woman'.
Unknown Birthday
Anthony O'Donnell
Anthony O'Donnell was
48
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Uneasy Man'.
Thu, Jan 01 1948
Ruth Sheen
Ruth Sheen was
44
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Laughing Woman'.
Tue, Jan 01 1952
Mia Soteriou
Mia Soteriou was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Fiancee'.
Unknown Birthday
Stephen Churchett
Stephen Churchett was
49
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Man in Suit'.
Thu, Apr 10 1947 –
Tue, Jan 11 2022
Crew
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh was
53
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Writer, Director'
Sat, Feb 20 1943
Dick Pope
Dick Pope was
48
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Director of Photography'
Sun, Aug 03 1947 –
Tue, Oct 22 2024
Simon Channing Williams
Simon Channing Williams was
50
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Producer'
Sun, Jun 10 1945 –
Sun, Apr 12 2009
Jon Gregory
Jon Gregory was
52
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Editor'
Sun, May 21 1944 –
Thu, Sep 09 2021
Andrew Dickson
Andrew Dickson was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Original Music Composer'
Unknown Birthday
Alison Chitty
Alison Chitty was
47
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Production Design'
Sat, Oct 16 1948
Maria Price
Maria Price was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday
George Richards
George Richards was
>>
in Secrets & Lies
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday
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