Secrets & Lies (1996)
Movie
1996
R
2 HOURS 22 MINS
Drama
Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother — a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.
Cast & Crew
Timothy Spall Maurice Purley
Brenda Blethyn Cynthia Rose Purley
Phyllis Logan Monica Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Hortense Cumberbatch
Claire Rushbrook Roxanne Purley
Ron Cook Stuart
Lesley Manville Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington Jane
Michele Austin Dionne
Lee Ross Paul
Emma Amos Girl with Scar
Hannah Davis First Bride
Peter Wight Father in Family Group
Gary McDonald Boxer
Alison Steadman Dog Owner
Liz Smith Cat Owner
Sheila Kelley Fertile Mother
Angela Curran Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett Pin-Up Housewife
Philip Davis Man in Suit
Wendy Nottingham Glum Wife
Anthony O'Donnell Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou Fiancée
Simon Channing-Williams Producer
Mike Leigh Director
Mike Leigh Writer
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