Secrets & Lies
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.
Description: 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.
Genres: Drama
Homepage: https://www.film4productions.com/productions/1996/secrets-and-lies
Budget: $4,500,000 | Revenue : $13,417,292
Runtime: 142 minutes
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Played Cynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste
Played Hortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spall
Played Maurice Purley
Phyllis Logan
Played Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook
Played Roxanne Purley
Lee Ross
Played Paul
Lesley Manville
Played The Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington
Played Jane
Michele Austin
Played Dionne
Ron Cook
Played Stuart
Trevor Laird
Played Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovell
Played Hortense's Brother
Emma Amos
Played Girl with Scar
Clare Perkins
Played Hortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook
Played Hortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell
Played Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Janice Acquah
Played Junior Optician
Keylee Jade Flanders
Played Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
Hannah Davis
Played First Bride
Terence Harvey
Played First Bride's Father
Kate O'Malley
Played Second Bride
Joe Tucker
Played Groom
Richard Syms
Played Vicar
Grant Masters
Played Best Man
Annie Hayes
Played Mother in Family Group
Jean Ainslie
Played Grandmother
Lucy Sheen
Played Nurse
Frances Ruffelle
Played Young Mother
Nitin Ganatra
Played Potential Suitor
Metin Marlow
Played Conjuror
Su Elliot
Played Raunchy Woman
Amanda Crossley
Played Raunchy Woman
Di Sherlock
Played Raunchy Woman
David Neilson
Played Man in Suit
Peter Waddington
Played Man in Suit
Peter Stockbridge
Played Man in Suit
Rachel Lewis
Played Graduate
Paul Trussell
Played Grinning Husband
Jonny Coyne
Played Fiance
Denise Orita
Played Uneasy Woman
Margery Withers
Played Elderly Lady
Gordon Winter
Played Laughing Man
Theresa Watson
Played Daughter
Peter Wight
Played Father in Family Group
Gary McDonald
Played Boxer
Alison Steadman
Played Woman with Dog
Liz Smith
Played Woman with Cat
Sheila Kelley
Played Fertile Mother
Angela Curran
Played Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett
Played Pin Up Housewife
Phil Davis
Played Man in Suit
Wendy Nottingham
Played Glum Woman
Anthony O'Donnell
Played Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen
Played Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou
Played Fiancee
Stephen Churchett
Played Man in Suit
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