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Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

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May 24, 19962h 22minGB
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Synopsis

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.

TitleSecrets & Lies
RealesedMay 24, 1996
WriterN/A
DirectorMike Leigh
CountryUnited Kingdom
CompaniesCiBy 2000
Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Cynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Hortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Maurice Purley
Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan

Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

Roxanne Purley
Lee Ross

Lee Ross

Paul
Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

The Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington

Elizabeth Berrington

Jane
Michele Austin

Michele Austin

Dionne
Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Stuart
Trevor Laird

Trevor Laird

Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovell

Brian Bovell

Hortense's Brother
Emma Amos

Emma Amos

Girl with Scar
Clare Perkins

Clare Perkins

Hortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook

Elias Perkins McCook

Hortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell

Jane Mitchell

Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Janice Acquah

Janice Acquah

Junior Optician
Keylee Jade Flanders

Keylee Jade Flanders

Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
Hannah Davis

Hannah Davis

First Bride
Terence Harvey

Terence Harvey

First Bride's Father
Kate O'Malley

Kate O'Malley

Second Bride
Joe Tucker

Joe Tucker

Groom
Richard Syms

Richard Syms

Vicar
Grant Masters

Grant Masters

Best Man
Annie Hayes

Annie Hayes

Mother in Family Group
Jean Ainslie

Jean Ainslie

Grandmother
Lucy Sheen

Lucy Sheen

Nurse
Frances Ruffelle

Frances Ruffelle

Young Mother
Nitin Ganatra

Nitin Ganatra

Potential Suitor
Metin Marlow

Metin Marlow

Conjuror
Su Elliot

Su Elliot

Raunchy Woman
Amanda Crossley

Amanda Crossley

Raunchy Woman
Di Sherlock

Di Sherlock

Raunchy Woman
David Neilson

David Neilson

Man in Suit
Peter Waddington

Peter Waddington

Man in Suit
Peter Stockbridge

Peter Stockbridge

Man in Suit
Rachel Lewis

Rachel Lewis

Graduate
Paul Trussell

Paul Trussell

Grinning Husband
Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Fiance
Denise Orita

Denise Orita

Uneasy Woman
Margery Withers

Margery Withers

Elderly Lady
Gordon Winter

Gordon Winter

Laughing Man
Theresa Watson

Theresa Watson

Daughter
Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Father in Family Group
Gary McDonald

Gary McDonald

Boxer
Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Woman with Dog
Liz Smith

Liz Smith

Woman with Cat
Sheila Kelley

Sheila Kelley

Fertile Mother
Angela Curran

Angela Curran

Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett

Linda Beckett

Pin Up Housewife
Phil Davis

Phil Davis

Man in Suit
Wendy Nottingham

Wendy Nottingham

Glum Woman
Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'Donnell

Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen

Ruth Sheen

Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou

Mia Soteriou

Fiancee
Stephen Churchett

Stephen Churchett

Man in Suit
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