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Secret Friends (1991)

| Drama , Fantasy | 25 September 1992 (UK)
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During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call ... See full summary »

Director:

Dennis Potter

Writers:

Dennis Potter (novel), Dennis Potter (screenplay)

Stars:

Alan Bates, Gina Bellman, Frances Barber | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Alan Bates ... John
Gina Bellman ... Helen
Frances Barber ... Angela
Tony Doyle ... Martin
Joanna David ... Kate
Colin Jeavons ... Vicar
Rowena Cooper Rowena Cooper ... Vicar's Wife
Ian McNeice ... First Businessman
Davyd Harries Davyd Harries ... Second Businessman
Niven Boyd Niven Boyd ... BR Steward / Patient
Martin Whiting Martin Whiting ... Young John
Roy Hamilton Roy Hamilton ... Singer
David Swift David Swift ... Musician
Nicholas Russell-Pavier Nicholas Russell-Pavier ... Musician
Colin Ryan Colin Ryan ... Musician
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During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions. Potter viewed John as "a victim of what he himself has created, a sexual fantasy that gets out of control. Fantasy should be one of the registered sexually transmitted diseases which in John's case, it is." Written by Bhob Stewart <bhob2@aol.com>

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Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 September 1992 (UK) See more »

Also Known As:

Laços Secretos See more »

Filming Locations:

Kent, England, UK

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Channel Four Films,Whistling Gypsy Production See more »
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Dolby SR

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John: [On the train] Excuse me, I was sitting here... when I suddenly forgot who I am! Where I was going! Why I'm sitting here with this... dead fish.
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