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Secrets & Lies
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Secrets & Lies

"Roxanne drives her mother crazy. Maurice never speaks to his niece. Cynthia has a shock for her family. Monica can't talk to her husband. Hortense has never met her mother."

1996
2h 22m
7.6(678 votes)
Drama

Overview

After her adoptive mother dies, Hortense, a successful black optometrist, seeks out her birth mother. She's shocked when her research leads her to Cynthia, a working class white woman.

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Production Companies

CiBy 2000
Channel Four Films
Thin Man Films

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9 videos

Cast & Crew

56 members
Acting

Brenda Blethyn

Cynthia Rose Purley

Brenda Blethyn
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Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Hortense Cumberbatch

Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Acting

Timothy Spall

Maurice Purley

Timothy Spall
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Phyllis Logan

Monica Purley

Phyllis Logan
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Claire Rushbrook

Roxanne Purley

Claire Rushbrook
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Lee Ross

Paul

Lee Ross
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Lesley Manville

The Social Worker

Lesley Manville
Acting

Elizabeth Berrington

Jane

Elizabeth Berrington
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Michele Austin

Dionne

Michele Austin
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Ron Cook

Stuart

Ron Cook
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Trevor Laird

Hortense's Brother

Trevor Laird
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Brian Bovell

Hortense's Brother

Brian Bovell
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Emma Amos

Girl with Scar

Emma Amos
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Clare Perkins

Hortense's Sister in Law

Clare Perkins
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Elias Perkins McCook

Hortense's Nephew

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Jane Mitchell

Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)

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Janice Acquah

Junior Optician

Janice Acquah
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Keylee Jade Flanders

Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

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Writing

Hannah Davis

First Bride

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Terence Harvey

First Bride's Father

Terence Harvey
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Kate O'Malley

Second Bride

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Joe Tucker

Groom

Joe Tucker
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Richard Syms

Vicar

Richard Syms
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Grant Masters

Best Man

Grant Masters
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Annie Hayes

Mother in Family Group

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Jean Ainslie

Grandmother

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Lucy Sheen

Nurse

Lucy Sheen
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Frances Ruffelle

Young Mother

Frances Ruffelle
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Nitin Ganatra

Potential Suitor

Nitin Ganatra
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Metin Marlow

Conjuror

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Su Elliot

Raunchy Woman

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Amanda Crossley

Raunchy Woman

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Di Sherlock

Raunchy Woman

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David Neilson

Man in Suit

David Neilson
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Peter Waddington

Man in Suit

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Peter Stockbridge

Man in Suit

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Rachel Lewis

Graduate

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Paul Trussell

Grinning Husband

Paul Trussell
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Jonny Coyne

Fiance

Jonny Coyne
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Denise Orita

Uneasy Woman

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Margery Withers

Elderly Lady

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Gordon Winter

Laughing Man

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Theresa Watson

Daughter

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Peter Wight

Father in Family Group

Peter Wight
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Gary McDonald

Boxer

Gary McDonald
Acting

Alison Steadman

Woman with Dog

Alison Steadman
Acting

Liz Smith

Woman with Cat

Liz Smith
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Sheila Kelley

Fertile Mother

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Angela Curran

Little Boy's Mother

Angela Curran
Acting

Linda Beckett

Pin Up Housewife

Linda Beckett
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Phil Davis

Man in Suit

Phil Davis
Acting

Wendy Nottingham

Glum Woman

Wendy Nottingham
Acting

Anthony O'Donnell

Uneasy Man

Anthony O'Donnell
Acting

Ruth Sheen

Laughing Woman

Ruth Sheen
Acting

Mia Soteriou

Fiancee

Mia Soteriou
Acting

Stephen Churchett

Man in Suit

Stephen Churchett

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