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Secret Friends is a 1991 British film written and directed by Dennis Potter and starring Alan Bates, Gina Bellman and Ian McNeice.[1] It was based on Potter's novel Ticket to Ride. The screenplay concerns a man whose fantasy spirals out of control.
Premise
[edit]During a train journey, a man's fantasy spirals out of control.
Cast
[edit]- Alan Bates - John
- Gina Bellman - Helen
- Frances Barber - Angela
- Tony Doyle - Martin
- Joanna David - Kate
- Ian McNeice - First Businessman
- Davyd Harries - Second Businessman
- Colin Jeavons - Vicar
- Rowena Cooper - Vicar's Wife
Production
[edit]The film cost £1.5 million and was produced by Film Four, Whistling Gypsy and Briar Patch.[2]
Reception
[edit]The film grossed £2,000 in the United Kingdom.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ BFI.org
- 1 2 Mettler, Erinna; Wickham, Philip (2006). "UK Film Production 1991 - Category A". The Stats: An Overview of the Film, Television, Video and DVD Industries in the UK 1990–2003 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 14. ISBN 1-84457-017-7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2026.
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