“Gentlemen don't eat poets.”
Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?
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Cast
24 people
Alan Bates
Sir Hugo Coal
Known for
The Sum of All Fears
Zorba the Greek
Theresa Russell
Lady Harriet Coal
Known for
Spider-Man 3
Wild Things
Sting
Fledge
Known for
Bee Movie
Dune
Lena Headey
Cleo Coal
Known for
Game of Thrones
300
Jim Carter
George Lecky
Known for
Downton Abbey
Knightfall
Anna Massey
Mrs. Giblet
Known for
The Machinist
Peeping Tom
Trudie Styler
Doris
Known for
Maniac
The Night Of
Maria Aitken
Lavinia Freebody
Known for
A Fish Called Wanda
Fierce Creatures
James Fleet
Inspector Limp
Known for
Four Weddings and a Funeral
The Pale Horse
Steven Mackintosh
Sidney Giblet
Known for
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Luther
John Mills
Sir Edward Cleghorn
Known for
Great Expectations
Gandhi
Chris Barnes
Johm Lecky
Known for
Much Ado About Nothing
Hornblower: The Even Chance
John-Paul Davidson Director · Patrick McGrath Screenplay Anne Dudley Composer
First release September 9, 1995 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production J&M Entertainment
Production
Xingu Films
Production
J&M Entertainment
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 1995
Theatrical
United Kingdom · June 14, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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