Lipstick on Your Collar 

During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little interest in the decline of the British Empire. To their eyes, it can hardly compete... See full summary »

Stars:

Giles Thomas, Ewan McGregor, Louise Germaine

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Giles Thomas	...	Private Francis / ... 6 episodes, 1993
Ewan McGregor	...	Pvt. Hopper 6 episodes, 1993
Louise Germaine	...	Sylvia Berry 6 episodes, 1993
Douglas Henshall	...	Corporal Berry / ... 6 episodes, 1993
Peter Jeffrey	...	Colonel Bernwood / ... 6 episodes, 1993
Clive Francis	...	Major Hedges / ... 6 episodes, 1993
Roy Hudd	...	Harold Atterbow 6 episodes, 1993
Nicholas Jones	...	Major Carter / ... 6 episodes, 1993
Nicholas Farrell	...	Major Church / ... 6 episodes, 1993
Maggie Steed	...	Aunt Vickie 6 episodes, 1993
Bernard Hill	...	Uncle Fred 6 episodes, 1993
Bernard Brown	...	Eden / ... 6 episodes, 1993
Rod Aspinall	...	Catering Manager 6 episodes, 1993
Gareth Taplin	...	Dancer 6 episodes, 1993
Shane Rimmer	...	Lt. Colonel Trekker / ... 5 episodes, 1993
Kim Huffman	...	Lisa 4 episodes, 1993
Carrie Leigh	...	Dream Girl 4 episodes, 1993
Frederick Treves	...	Brig. Sanders / ... 2 episodes, 1993
Debra Beaumont	...	Nina 2 episodes, 1993
James Snell	...	Trigorin 2 episodes, 1993
Terence Bayler	...	General 2 episodes, 1993
Tim Seely	...	Brigadier 2 episodes, 1993
Roger Hume	...	Lt. Colonel 2 episodes, 1993
Andy Laycock	...	First Soldier 2 episodes, 1993
Daniel Ryan	...	Second Soldier 2 episodes, 1993
Che Walker	...	Policeman 2 episodes, 1993
Lesley Mirza	...	Coffee Shop Girl / ... 2 episodes, 1993
Michael Neilson	...	The Man at the Palais 2 episodes, 1993

Storyline

During the Suez Crisis of 1956, two young clerks at the stuffy Foreign Office in Whitehall display little interest in the decline of the British Empire. To their eyes, it can hardly compete with girls, rock music (including "Lay Down Your Arms"), and the intrigue of romantic entanglements.

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Plot Keywords:

boredom | death | rock n roll | affair | army | 

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | War

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 February 1993 (UK)

Also Known As:

Du rouge à lèvres sur ton col

Company Credits

Production Co:

Channel 4 Television Corporation, Whistling Gypsy Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

360 min (6 parts)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The final original Dennis Potter production completed and broadcast in his lifetime.

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Quotes

Major Church: Name? Say again?
Private Francis Francis: Francis, sir. Francis, F.
Major Church: What's the F?
Private Francis Francis: Francis, sir.
Major Church: Yes, yes, what's the F?
Private Francis Francis: Francis, sir. Francis Francis.
Major Church: How very economical. Well, Francis, get this clear. When we call you "Francis," we mean "Francis," not "Francis."

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Connections

Follows ITV Saturday Night Theatre: Lay Down Your Arms (1970)

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Soundtracks

The Man With The Golden Arm
Written by Elmer Bernstein and Sylvia Fine
Used by kind permission of Warner Chappell Music Ltd
Performed by The Billy May Orchestra
Courtesy of Capitol Records

User Reviews

One of the great Dennis Potter movies

Super integration of songs and plot, superb acting by all. One of my favorite movies, although it's really too long to be a "movie." Giles Thomas is wonderful as private Francis Francis. I own this one and watch it at least once a year. It's that good. This is NOT a movie for children, as none of Potter's work is. One of the song and dance numbers is integrated into the plot in a most extraordinary way. It's the one in the military intelligence office about Egypt with the camel. The room is floor is full of balloons. When the number ends, and we get back to "reality," Col. Bernwood walks across the floor and kicks a final, pink balloon out of the way.