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Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

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📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 4,500,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1996-05-24
⌚ Running Time: 142 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 7.6

Beloved Cast

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

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