A Private Function
- 1984 film
Satire about food rationing and social climbing, set amidst post-war austerity Britain. Stars Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, Richard Griffiths, Tony Haygarth and more.
Streaming rank this week: 1,190
Cast & crew credits
| Michael Palin | Gilbert Chilvers |
| Maggie Smith | Joyce Chilvers |
| Denholm Elliott | Dr. Charles Swaby |
| Richard Griffiths | Henry Allardyce |
| Tony Haygarth | Leonard Sutcliff |
| John Normington | Frank Lockwood |
| Bill Paterson | Morris Wormold |
| Liz Smith | Mother |
| Alison Steadman | Mrs Allardyce |
| Jim Carter | Inspector Noble |
| Pete Postlethwaite | Douglas J. Nuttal |
| Eileen O'Brien | Mrs Sutcliff |
| Rachel Davies | Mrs Forbes |
| Reece Dinsdale | P.C. Penny |
| Philip Whileman (as Philip Wileman) | Preston |
| Charles McKeown | Medcalf |
| Susan Porrett | Mrs Medcalf |
| Donald Eccles | Father |
| Denys Hawthorne | Hotel Manager |
| Don Estelle | Barraclough |
| Eli Woods | Ernest |
| Amanda Gregan | Veronica |
| Paula Tilbrook | Mrs Turnbull |
| Bernard Wrigley | Painter |
| Lee Daley | Painter's Boy |
| Gilly Coman | Dorothy |
| Maggie Ollerenshaw | Woman |
| Josie Lane | Mrs Beavers |
| David Morgan | Mervin |
| Alan Bennett | Writer |
| Malcolm Mowbray | Director |
| Mark Shivas | Producer |
| George Harrison | Executive Producer |
| Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Barrie Vince | Editor |
| Stuart Walker | Production Designer |
| John Du Prez | Composer |
| Alan Bennett | Creator |
| Malcolm Mowbray | Creator |