Afternoon Off
1979 | 63m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Stephen Frears |
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| Writer: | Alan Bennett |
| Staring: |
| Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates and sets off to find her. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 03, 1979 |
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| Director: | Stephen Frears |
| Writer: | Alan Bennett |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, TV Movie |
| Keywords | blind date, racism, free time |
| Production Companies | LWT |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 23, 2024 Entered: Jul 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henry Man | Lee |
| Benjamin Whitrow | Father |
| Angela Morant | Mother |
| Pasquale Perrino | Maitre d' |
| Philip Jackson | Bernard |
| Harold Innocent | Marjory |
| Pete Postlethwaite | Attendant in Art Gallery |
| Stan Richards | Man in Art Gallery |
| Harry Markham | Harry |
| Jackie Shinn | Jackie |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | Miss Beckinsale |
| Peter Butterworth | Mr Bywaters |
| Joan Scott | Manageress of Shoe Shop |
| Angela Curran | Shirley |
| Carol MacReady | Customer in Shoe Shop |
| Patricia Baker | Iris Butterfield |
| Douglas Quarterman | Ernest Fletcher |
| Alan Bennett | Mr Petty |
| Janine Duvitski | Doreen |
| Richard Griffiths | Factory Boss |
| John Normington | Duggie |
| Paul Shane | Alf |
| Neville Smith | Cyril |
| Bernard Wrigley | Vic |
| Anna Massey | Coffee Shop Owner |
| Stephanie Cole | Coffee Shop Customer |
| Sylvia Brayshay | Hospital Orderly |
| Vicky Ireland | 2nd Hospital Orderly |
| Thora Hird | Mrs Beevers |
| Jeanne Doree | Old Iris |
| Frank Crompton | Mr Beevers |
| Lucita Lijertwood | Nurse |
| Sherrie Hewson | Iris |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Alan Bennett | Writer |
| Stephen Frears | Director |
| George Fenton | Music |
| Andrew Page | Editor |
| Frank Nerini | Production Design |
| Margaret Palphramand | Makeup Artist |
| Chris Sharp | Graphic Designer |
| Diana Parry | Casting |
| May Tapley | Costume Designer |
| Charles Stewart | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tony Wharmby | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Frears | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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