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A Private Function. Image shows from L to R: Gilbert Chilvers (Michael Palin), Joyce Chilvers (Maggie Smith)
A Private Function

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.

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Press clippings

Michael Palin remembers Maggie Smith

To work with Maggie Smith, as I did in The Missionary and A Private Function, was to be in the presence of pure acting gold.

The Guardian, 28th September 2024

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