Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies (1996)

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.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1996-05-24
  • User Rating: 7.6/10 from 696 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 22min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: CiBy 2000
  • Production Country: United Kingdom, France
  • Director: Mike Leigh
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From 696 Ratings
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Summary

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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  • Brenda Blethyn

    as Cynthia Rose Purley

  • Marianne Jean-Baptiste

    as Hortense Cumberbatch

  • Timothy Spall

    as Maurice Purley

  • Phyllis Logan

    as Monica Purley

  • Claire Rushbrook

    as Roxanne Purley

  • Lee Ross

    as Paul

  • Lesley Manville

    as The Social Worker

  • Elizabeth Berrington

    as Jane

  • Michele Austin

    as Dionne

  • Ron Cook

    as Stuart

  • Trevor Laird

    as Hortense's Brother

  • Brian Bovell

    as Hortense's Brother

  • Emma Amos

    as Girl with Scar

  • Clare Perkins

    as Hortense's Sister in Law

  • Elias Perkins McCook

    as Hortense's Nephew

  • Jane Mitchell

    as Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)

  • Janice Acquah

    as Junior Optician

  • Keylee Jade Flanders

    as Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

  • Hannah Davis

    as First Bride

  • Terence Harvey

    as First Bride's Father

  • Kate O'Malley

    as Second Bride

  • Joe Tucker

    as Groom

  • Richard Syms

    as Vicar

  • Grant Masters

    as Best Man

  • Annie Hayes

    as Mother in Family Group

  • Jean Ainslie

    as Grandmother

  • Lucy Sheen

    as Nurse

  • Frances Ruffelle

    as Young Mother

  • Nitin Ganatra

    as Potential Suitor

  • Metin Marlow

    as Conjuror

  • Su Elliot

    as Raunchy Woman

  • Amanda Crossley

    as Raunchy Woman

  • Di Sherlock

    as Raunchy Woman

  • David Neilson

    as Man in Suit

  • Peter Waddington

    as Man in Suit

  • Peter Stockbridge

    as Man in Suit

  • Rachel Lewis

    as Graduate

  • Paul Trussell

    as Grinning Husband

  • Jonny Coyne

    as Fiance

  • Denise Orita

    as Uneasy Woman

  • Margery Withers

    as Elderly Lady

  • Gordon Winter

    as Laughing Man

  • Theresa Watson

    as Daughter

  • Peter Wight

    as Father in Family Group

  • Gary McDonald

    as Boxer

  • Alison Steadman

    as Woman with Dog

  • Liz Smith

    as Woman with Cat

  • Sheila Kelley

    as Fertile Mother

  • Angela Curran

    as Little Boy's Mother

  • Linda Beckett

    as Pin Up Housewife

  • Phil Davis

    as Man in Suit

  • Wendy Nottingham

    as Glum Woman

  • Anthony O'Donnell

    as Uneasy Man

  • Ruth Sheen

    as Laughing Woman

  • Mia Soteriou

    as Fiancee

  • Stephen Churchett

    as Man in Suit
Editing Jon Gregory Editor
Directing Mike Leigh Director
Production Simon Channing Williams Producer
Camera Dick Pope Director of Photography
Writing Mike Leigh Writer
Sound Andrew Dickson Original Music Composer
Costume & Make-Up Maria Price Costume Design
Sound George Richards Sound Recordist
Art Alison Chitty Production Design
Production Susie Parriss Casting
Production Paddy Stern Casting
Art Eve Stewart Art Direction
Production Georgina Lowe Production Supervisor
Directing Zerlina Hughes Third Assistant Director
Directing Jennie Osborn First Assistant Director
Directing Josh Robertson Second Assistant Director
Directing Chris Rose First Assistant Director
Art Hilly Benjamin Assistant Art Director
Art Nick Rose Property Master
Sound Orin Beaton Boom Operator
Sound Mick Boggis Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Loveday Harding Boom Operator
Sound Derek Holding ADR Editor
Sound Derek Lomas Dialogue Editor
Sound Peter Maxwell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound George Richards Sound Recordist
Sound Ted Swanscott ADR Mixer
Sound Ted Swanscott Foley Mixer
Sound William Trent Foley Editor
Crew Richard Blackmore Generator Operator
Camera Lucy Bristow Focus Puller
Lighting Alan Coster Electrician
Lighting Marco di Giulio Electrician
Lighting Martin Duncan Gaffer
Camera Simon Mein Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up Allison Wyldeck Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Jacki Thomas Wardrobe Assistant
Editing Kate Mackenzie First Assistant Editor
Editing Ian Seymour First Assistant Editor
Production Mark Mostyn Location Manager
Directing Heather Storr Script Supervisor
Art Chris Allies Title Designer
Costume & Make-Up Christine Blundell Makeup Artist
Costume & Make-Up Kirstin Chalmers Assistant Hairstylist
Costume & Make-Up Kirstin Chalmers Assistant Makeup Artist
Directing Paula Spinks Assistant Director
Production Phillip Kenny Production Executive
Production Will Tyler Production Accountant
Production Sarah Trowse Assistant Accountant
Production Stephanie Faugier Production Coordinator
Art Nick Orlande Construction Manager

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