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Secrets & Lies
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Secrets & Lies

"Roxanne drives her mother crazy. Maurice never speaks to his niece. Cynthia has a shock for her family. Monica can't talk to her husband. Hortense has never met her mother."

1996
2h 22m
7.6(679 votes)
Drama

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

CiBy 2000
Channel Four Films
Thin Man Films

Videos & Trailers

9 videos

Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Brenda Blethyn

Cynthia Rose Purley

Brenda Blethyn
Acting

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Hortense Cumberbatch

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Acting

Timothy Spall

Maurice Purley

Timothy Spall
Acting

Phyllis Logan

Monica Purley

Phyllis Logan
Acting

Claire Rushbrook

Roxanne Purley

Claire Rushbrook
Acting

Lee Ross

Paul

Lee Ross
Acting

Lesley Manville

The Social Worker

Lesley Manville
Acting

Elizabeth Berrington

Jane

Elizabeth Berrington
Acting

Michele Austin

Dionne

Michele Austin
Acting

Ron Cook

Stuart

Ron Cook
Acting

Trevor Laird

Hortense's Brother

Trevor Laird
Acting

Brian Bovell

Hortense's Brother

Brian Bovell
Acting

Emma Amos

Girl with Scar

Emma Amos
Acting

Clare Perkins

Hortense's Sister in Law

Clare Perkins
Acting

Elias Perkins McCook

Hortense's Nephew

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Jane Mitchell

Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)

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Janice Acquah

Junior Optician

Janice Acquah
Acting

Keylee Jade Flanders

Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

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Writing

Hannah Davis

First Bride

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Terence Harvey

First Bride's Father

Terence Harvey
Acting

Kate O'Malley

Second Bride

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Joe Tucker

Groom

Joe Tucker
Acting

Richard Syms

Vicar

Richard Syms
Acting

Grant Masters

Best Man

Grant Masters
Acting

Annie Hayes

Mother in Family Group

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Jean Ainslie

Grandmother

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Lucy Sheen

Nurse

Lucy Sheen
Acting

Frances Ruffelle

Young Mother

Frances Ruffelle
Acting

Nitin Ganatra

Potential Suitor

Nitin Ganatra
Acting

Metin Marlow

Conjuror

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Su Elliot

Raunchy Woman

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Amanda Crossley

Raunchy Woman

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Di Sherlock

Raunchy Woman

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Acting

David Neilson

Man in Suit

David Neilson
Acting

Peter Waddington

Man in Suit

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Peter Stockbridge

Man in Suit

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Rachel Lewis

Graduate

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Paul Trussell

Grinning Husband

Paul Trussell
Acting

Jonny Coyne

Fiance

Jonny Coyne
Acting

Denise Orita

Uneasy Woman

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Margery Withers

Elderly Lady

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Gordon Winter

Laughing Man

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Theresa Watson

Daughter

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Peter Wight

Father in Family Group

Peter Wight
Acting

Gary McDonald

Boxer

Gary McDonald
Acting

Alison Steadman

Woman with Dog

Alison Steadman
Acting

Liz Smith

Woman with Cat

Liz Smith
Acting

Sheila Kelley

Fertile Mother

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Acting

Angela Curran

Little Boy's Mother

Angela Curran
Acting

Linda Beckett

Pin Up Housewife

Linda Beckett
Acting

Phil Davis

Man in Suit

Phil Davis
Acting

Wendy Nottingham

Glum Woman

Wendy Nottingham
Acting

Anthony O'Donnell

Uneasy Man

Anthony O'Donnell
Acting

Ruth Sheen

Laughing Woman

Ruth Sheen
Acting

Mia Soteriou

Fiancee

Mia Soteriou
Acting

Stephen Churchett

Man in Suit

Stephen Churchett

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