Clockwise
Mr. Stimpson ran his life and everyone else's by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back.
1986 | 96m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Christopher Morahan |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Michael Frayn |
| Staring: |
| School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police. | |
| Release Date: | Mar 01, 1986 |
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| Director: | Christopher Morahan |
| Writer: | Michael Frayn |
| Genres: | Comedy |
| Keywords | england, chaos, pünktlichkeit, principal, train |
| Production Companies | Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,476,356
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Cleese | Brian Stimpson |
| Penelope Wilton | Pat Garden |
| Alison Steadman | Gwenda Stimpson |
| Stephen Moore | Mr. John Jolly |
| Joan Hickson | Mrs. Ellie Trellis |
| Benjamin Whitrow | Headmaster |
| Geoffrey Palmer | Headmaster |
| Michael Aldridge | Prior |
| Sharon Maiden | Laura Wisely |
| Penny Leatherbarrow | Woman Teacher |
| Howard Lloyd-Lewis | Ted |
| Jonathan Bowater | Clint |
| Mark Bunting | Studious Boy |
| Robert Wilkinson | Streaker |
| John Bardon | Ticket Collector |
| Mark Burdis | Glen Scully |
| Nadia Sawalha | Mandy Kostakis |
| Dickie Arnold | Man at Station |
| Angus MacKay | First Class Passenger |
| Peter Needham | Porter |
| Peter Lorenzelli | Taxi Driver |
| Chip Sweeney | Paul Stimpson |
| Constance Chapman | Mrs. Wheel |
| Ann Way | Mrs. Way |
| Ann-Marie Gwatkin | Petrol Station Cashier |
| Mohammed Ashiq | Manager |
| Pat Keen | Mrs. Wisely |
| Geoffrey Hutchings | Mr. Ted Wisely |
| Geoffrey Greenhill | Policeman with Mrs. Wheel |
| Richard Ridings | Policeman at Crash |
| Geoffrey Davion | Policeman at Crash |
| Charles Bartholomew | Man in Telephone Box |
| Sheila Keith | Pat's Mother |
| Christian Regan | Pat's Son |
| Alan Parnaby | Policeman at Telephone Box |
| Tony Haygarth | Ivan |
| Ronald Sowton | Monk |
| Alan Granton | Monk |
| Susan Field | Woman in Lane |
| Leslie Schofield | Policeman Arresting Pat |
| Mike Glynn | Policeman with Black Eye |
| Nicholas Le Prevost | Headmaster |
| Peter Cellier | Headmaster |
| David Conville | Headmaster |
| Patrick Godfrey | Headmaster |
| Rupert Massey | Headmaster |
| John Rowe | Headmaster |
| Philip Voss | Headmaster |
| Jeffry Wickham | Headmaster |
| Nick Stringer | Det. Sgt. George Rice |
| Graeme Green | Detective Constable |
| Sidney Livingstone | Porsche Driver |
| Michael Percival | Man in Wood |
| Peter Jonfield | Det. Insp. Laundryman |
| Brian Portsmouth | Detective Constable |
| Graeme Ford | Willy Black (uncredited) |
| Danny Lee | School Boy |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Christopher Morahan | Director |
| George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| John Coquillon | Director of Photography |
| Michael Frayn | Screenplay |
| Peter Boyle | Editor |
| Richard Nye | Title Graphics |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Nat Cohen | Executive Producer |
| Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
| Michael Codron | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 15 | 36 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
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