Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after World War II. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens. Originally aired as part of the anthology series "Performance."
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Judi Dench
Christine Foskett
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Susan Porrett
Doris
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Paul Birchard
Butch
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Sylvia Barter
Julia Shillitoe
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Bill Nighy
Hugh Marriner
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Siegfried Shrager
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Francesca Annis
Elizabeth Collier
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Eileen Page
Mrs Marriner
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Gregory Floy
Michael Crowley
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Charles Gray
Maurice Hussey
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Nathaniel Parker
Sam Mitchum
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Moyra Fraser
Lettice Willis
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Anthony Page Director · Rodney Ackland Writer Jason Osborn Composer
First release October 5, 1991 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
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United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 5, 1991
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No release date listed for United States.
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