Directed by:
Mike LeighScreenplay:
Mike LeighCinematography:
Dick PopeComposer:
Andrew DicksonCast:
Timothy Spall, Brenda Blethyn, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Phyllis Logan, Claire Rushbrook, Elizabeth Berrington, Michele Austin, Lesley Manville, Ron Cook (more)Plots(1)
After her adoptive parents die, a young black woman seeks out her natural birth mother, only to discover her mother is white, thus setting in motion the revelation of a whole series of secrets and lies. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Timothy Spall
UK
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Brenda Blethyn
UK
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste
UK
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Phyllis Logan
UK
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Claire Rushbrook
UK
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
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Elizabeth Berrington
UK
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
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Michele Austin
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Lesley Manville
UK
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Ron Cook
UK
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Clare Perkins
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Joe Tucker
UK
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Peter Wight
UK
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
Pride & Prejudice (2005)
Phil Davis
UK
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Ruth Sheen
UK
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Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
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Nitin Ganatra
Kenya
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
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Alison Steadman
UK
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
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Mia Soteriou
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
Eastern Promises (2007)
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Gary McDonald
UK
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Secrets & Lies (1996)
Wire in the Blood (2002) (series)
All or Nothing (2002)
Richard Syms
UK
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Sherlock (2010) (series)
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Anthony O'Donnell
UK
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