Secret Friends (1991)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Dennis Potter

Writers:

Dennis Potter (novel)
Dennis Potter (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 September 1992 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Call Girl | Sexual Fantasy | Train | Secret Friend

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Alan Bates	...	John
Gina Bellman	...	Helen
Frances Barber	...	Angela
Tony Doyle	...	Martin
Joanna David	...	Kate
Colin Jeavons	...	Vicar
Rowena Cooper	...	Vicar's Wife
Ian McNeice	...	First Businessman
Davyd Harris	...	Second Businessman
Niven Boyd	...	BR Steward / Patient
Martin Whiting	...	Young John
Roy Hamilton	...	Singer
David Swift	...	Musician
Nicholas Russell-Pavier	...	Musician
Colin Ryan	...	Musician

Directed by
Dennis Potter

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dennis Potter		novel "Ticket to Ride"
Dennis Potter		screenplay

Produced by
Alison Barnett	....	associate producer
Robert Michael Geisler	....	executive producer
John Roberdeau	....	executive producer
Rosemarie Whitman	....	producer

Original Music by
Nicholas Russell-Pavier

Cinematography by
Sue Gibson

Film Editing by
Clare Douglas

Casting by
Kathleen Mackie

Production Design by
Gary Williamson

Art Direction by
Sarah Horton

Costume Design by
Sharon Lewis

Makeup Department
Anne McEwan	....	makeup artist (as Ann McEwan)
Petrona Winton	....	assistant makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Edward Brett	....	first assistant director
Jerry Daly	....	second assistant director
Andy Kelk	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Dave Allen	....	construction manager
Trisha Edwards	....	property buyer
Carol Kupisz	....	art department assistant
Guy Rutter	....	painter

Sound Department
Andrew Glen	....	supervising sound editor
Laurie McDowell	....	assistant sound editor
John Midgley	....	sound mixer
Shaun Mills	....	sound maintenance
Clive Osborne	....	boom operator
Hugh Strain	....	dubbing mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Adam Biddle	....	clapper loader
Ian Foster	....	camera operator
Mark Moriarty	....	focus puller
Stephen Morley	....	still photographer
Luke Quigley	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lynn Horrie	....	wardrobe mistress

Editorial Department
Wendy Edgar-Jones	....	second assistant editor
Mark Gravil	....	first assistant editor

Other crew
Michael Brent	....	production accountant
Vivien Jordan	....	production coordinator
David Kennaway	....	location manager
Valerie Russell-Pavier	....	script supervisor
Charles Staffell	....	technical coordinator (as Charles D. Staffell)
Deryn Stafford	....	assistant to producers

Production Companies

• Channel Four Films
• Whistling Gypsy Production

Distributors

• Briarpatch (1992) (USA)
• Missing in Action (MIA) (1995) (UK) (VHS) (as MIA Video Entertainment)

Other Companies

• Blowup  stills processing
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

UK:15 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Kent, England, UK

Company:

Channel Four Films

Quotes:

Helen: The past is one thing you can do nothing about.