Secrets & Lies (1996)

Secrets & Lies (1996)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1996-05-24 United Kingdom, France 142 Min. PG-13
7.554 670 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.

Cast

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

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