Experience Preferred... But Not Essential
6.8
A shy, introverted young girl takes a summer job at a seaside resort in Wales, where she finds the staff, the owners and patrons unlike anyone she has ever met before.
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Cast
23 people
Elizabeth Edmonds
Annie
Known for
Man in an Orange Shirt
Vicious
Sue Wallace
Mavis
Known for
The Agency
In the Flesh
Peter Duffell
Chris Griffin
June Roberts
Also in
My Brother's Wife
The Sin Syndicate
David Wynn-Jones
Geraldine Griffiths
Doreen
Also in
Shirley Valentine
Blue Money
Jack Rosenthal
David Puttnam
Karen Meagher
Paula
Known for
Threads
Maggie Wilkinson
Arlene
Known for
The Storyteller
Ron Bain
Mike
Also in
The XYY Man
Chips with Everything
Peter Duffell Director · June Roberts Writer Jack Rosenthal Story
United States release November 4, 1983 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Enigma Productions, Channel Four Films
Production
Goldcrest Films International
Production · Distribution
Enigma Productions
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Goldcrest
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · December 22, 1982
Theatrical
United States · November 4, 1983
New York City, New York
Australia
March 22, 1984 · theatrical release
Sweden
February 6, 1983 · Göteborg Film Festival
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