Clockwise
“Mr. Stimpson ran his life and everyone else's by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back.”
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
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Cast
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John Cleese
Brian Stimpson
Known for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Life of Brian
Penelope Wilton
Pat Garden
Known for
Downton Abbey
After Life
Alison Steadman
Gwenda Stimpson
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Gavin & Stacey
Stephen Moore
Mr. John Jolly
Known for
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Under Suspicion
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Ellie Trellis
Known for
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
Murder She Said
Benjamin Whitrow
Headmaster
Known for
Pride and Prejudice
Chicken Run
Geoffrey Palmer
Headmaster
Known for
Tomorrow Never Dies
Peter Pan
Michael Aldridge
Prior
Known for
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Chimes at Midnight
Sharon Maiden
Laura Wisely
Also in
Deptford Graffiti
Footballers' Wives
Penny Leatherbarrow
Woman Teacher
Known for
Psychomania
Howard Lloyd-Lewis
Ted
Also in
All for Love
Jonathan Bowater
Clint
No other roles listed
Christopher Morahan Director · Michael Frayn Screenplay George Fenton Composer
Worldwide gross $1.5M · United States release October 10, 1986 · Produced in United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,476,356
Production
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
Production
Universal Pictures
Studio
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 1, 1986
Theatrical
United States · October 10, 1986
Theatrical
Germany
April 7, 1988 · Theatrical
Ireland
May 16, 1986 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 11, 1986 · Theatrical
October 9, 1989 · TV · SVT
September 23, 2024 · Physical · Blu-ray
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