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  • Secrets & Lies(1996)
  • R
    136 min | Comedy, Drama
Secrets & Lies(1996)
R
136 min | Comedy, Drama

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Director
Writer
Mike Leigh (written by)
Producer
Simon Channing Williams (as Simon Channing-Williams)
Composer
Cinematographer
Dick Pope (photographed by)
Editor
Casting Directors
Susie Parriss (as Parriss) | Paddy Stern (as Stern)
Production Designer
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Release date
Feb 28, 1997 (United States)

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Cast

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67 cast members
Name Known for
Timothy Spall
Maurice Maurice See fewer
Brenda Blethyn
Cynthia Cynthia See fewer
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Hortense Cumberbatch Hortense Cumberbatch See fewer
Lesley Manville
Social Worker Social Worker See fewer
Ron Cook
Stuart Stuart See fewer
Emma Amos
Girl with Scar Girl with Scar See fewer
Brian Bovell
Hortense's Brother Hortense's Brother See fewer
Trevor Laird
Hortense's Brother Hortense's Brother See fewer
Clare Perkins
Hortense's Sister-in-Law Hortense's Sister-in-Law See fewer
Elias Perkins McCook
Hortense's Nephew Hortense's Nephew See fewer
Jane Mitchell
Senior Optometrist (as June Mitchell) Senior Optometrist (as June Mitchell) See fewer
Janice Acquah
Junior Optician Junior Optician See fewer
Keylee Jade Flanders
Girl in Optician's (as Keeley Flanders) Girl in Optician's (as Keeley Flanders) See fewer
Hannah Davis
First Bride First Bride See fewer
Terence Harvey
First Bride's Father First Bride's Father See fewer
Kate O'Malley
Second Bride Second Bride See fewer
Grant Masters
Best Man Best Man See fewer
Annie Hayes
Mother in Family Group Mother in Family Group See fewer
Jean Ainslie
Grandmother Grandmother See fewer
Daniel Smith
Teenage Son Teenage Son See fewer
Frances Ruffelle
Young Mother Young Mother See fewer
Nitin Ganatra
Potential Husband (as Nitin Chandra Ganatra) Potential Husband (as Nitin Chandra Ganatra) See fewer
Metin Marlow
Conjuror Conjuror See fewer
Amanda Crossley
Raunchy Woman Raunchy Woman See fewer
Su Elliot
Raunchy Woman (as Su Elliott) Raunchy Woman (as Su Elliott) See fewer
Di Sherlock
Raunchy Woman Raunchy Woman See fewer
Alex Squires
Triplet Triplet See fewer
Lauren Squires
Triplet Triplet See fewer
Sade Squires
Triplet Triplet See fewer
Dominic Curran
Little Boy Little Boy See fewer
Stephen Churchett
Man in Suit Man in Suit See fewer
David Neilson
Man in Suit Man in Suit See fewer
Peter Stockbridge
Man in Suit Man in Suit See fewer
Peter Waddington
Man in Suit Man in Suit See fewer
Rachel Lewis
Graduate Graduate See fewer
Paul Trussell
Grinning Husband Grinning Husband See fewer
Denise Orita
Uneasy Woman Uneasy Woman See fewer
Margery Withers
Elderly Lady Elderly Lady See fewer
Theresa Watson
Daughter Daughter See fewer
Gordon Winter
Laughing Man Laughing Man See fewer
Jonny Coyne
Fiancé (as Jonathan Coyne) Fiancé (as Jonathan Coyne) See fewer
Peter Wight
Father in Family Group Father in Family Group See fewer
Alison Steadman
Dog Owner Dog Owner See fewer
Liz Smith
Cat Owner Cat Owner See fewer
Sheila Kelley
Fertile Mother Fertile Mother See fewer
Angela Curran
Little Boy's Mother Little Boy's Mother See fewer
Linda Beckett
Pin-Up Housewife Pin-Up Housewife See fewer
Phil Davis
Man in Suit (as Philip Davis) Man in Suit (as Philip Davis) See fewer
Wendy Nottingham
Glum Wife Glum Wife See fewer
Anthony O'Donnell
Uneasy Man Uneasy Man See fewer
Ruth Sheen
Laughing Woman Laughing Woman See fewer
Mia Soteriou
Fiancée Fiancée See fewer
Kate Doherty
Janette (uncredited) Janette (uncredited) See fewer
Brian Goodwin
Library user (uncredited) Library user (uncredited) See fewer
Anna Pernicci
Waitress (uncredited) Waitress (uncredited) See fewer
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