The Chain
6.9
“Your life in their vans.”
Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.
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Cast
39 people
Warren Mitchell
Bamber
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Bernard Hill
Nick
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Gary Waldhorn
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Tony Westrope
Paul
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Leo McKern
Thomas
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Denis Lawson
Keith
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David Troughton
Dudley
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Fingersmith
Nina Forever
Phyllis Logan
Alison
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Nigel Hawthorne
Mr Thorn
Known for
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Anna Massey
Betty
Known for
The Machinist
Peeping Tom
Billie Whitelaw
Mrs. Andreos
Known for
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Judy Parfitt
Deidre
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Dolores Claiborne
Jack Gold Director · Jack Rosenthal Writer Wolfgang Suschitzky Cinematographer
First release October 1, 1984 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Quintet Films & Television
Production
The Rank Organisation
Production
Quintet Films & Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · October 1, 1984
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United Kingdom · May 24, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
March 13, 1986 · Theatrical
Canada
November 1, 1984 · Theatrical
France
May 22, 1985 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom
November 1, 1984 · Premiere · London Film Festival
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