
π 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.
π΅ Budget: USD
4,500,000
π Languages Available:
English
,
Greek
π Date Released:
1996-05-24
β Running Time:
142 mins
β Vote Average:
7.553
Beloved Cast

Cynthia Rose Purley
Brenda Blethyn

Hortense Cumberbatch
Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Maurice Purley
Timothy Spall

Monica Purley
Phyllis Logan

Roxanne Purley
Claire Rushbrook

Paul
Lee Ross

The Social Worker
Lesley Manville

Jane
Elizabeth Berrington

Dionne
Michele Austin

Stuart
Ron Cook

Hortense's Brother
Trevor Laird

Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovell

Girl with Scar
Emma Amos

Hortense's Sister in Law
Clare Perkins

Hortense's Nephew
Elias Perkins McCook

Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Jane Mitchell

Junior Optician
Janice Acquah

Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
Keylee Jade Flanders

First Bride
Hannah Davis

First Bride's Father
Terence Harvey

Second Bride
Kate O'Malley

Groom
Joe Tucker

Vicar
Richard Syms

Best Man
Grant Masters

Mother in Family Group
Annie Hayes

Grandmother
Jean Ainslie

Nurse
Lucy Sheen

Young Mother
Frances Ruffelle

Potential Suitor
Nitin Ganatra

Conjuror
Metin Marlow

Raunchy Woman
Su Elliot

Raunchy Woman
Amanda Crossley

Raunchy Woman
Di Sherlock

Man in Suit
David Neilson

Man in Suit
Peter Waddington

Man in Suit
Peter Stockbridge

Graduate
Rachel Lewis

Grinning Husband
Paul Trussell

Fiance
Jonny Coyne

Uneasy Woman
Denise Orita

Elderly Lady
Margery Withers

Laughing Man
Gordon Winter

Daughter
Theresa Watson

Father in Family Group
Peter Wight

Boxer
Gary McDonald

Woman with Dog
Alison Steadman

Woman with Cat
Liz Smith

Fertile Mother
Sheila Kelley

Little Boy's Mother
Angela Curran

Pin Up Housewife
Linda Beckett

Man in Suit
Phil Davis

Glum Woman
Wendy Nottingham

Uneasy Man
Anthony O'Donnell

Laughing Woman
Ruth Sheen

Fiancee
Mia Soteriou

Man in Suit
Stephen Churchett