Secrets & Lies

Secrets & Lies

1996 en 142 minutes

Rating: 7.6

Plot

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.

Trailer

Cast

Brenda Blethyn

Brenda Blethyn

Cynthia Rose Purley

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Marianne Jean-Baptiste

Hortense Cumberbatch

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Maurice Purley

Phyllis Logan

Phyllis Logan

Monica Purley

Claire Rushbrook

Claire Rushbrook

Roxanne Purley

Lee Ross

Lee Ross

Paul

Lesley Manville

Lesley Manville

The Social Worker

Elizabeth Berrington

Elizabeth Berrington

Jane

Michele Austin

Michele Austin

Dionne

Ron Cook

Ron Cook

Stuart

Trevor Laird

Trevor Laird

Hortense's Brother

Brian Bovell

Brian Bovell

Hortense's Brother

Emma Amos

Emma Amos

Girl with Scar

Clare Perkins

Clare Perkins

Hortense's Sister in Law

Elias Perkins McCook

Elias Perkins McCook

Hortense's Nephew

Jane Mitchell

Jane Mitchell

Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)

Janice Acquah

Janice Acquah

Junior Optician

Keylee Jade Flanders

Keylee Jade Flanders

Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)

Hannah Davis

Hannah Davis

First Bride

Terence Harvey

Terence Harvey

First Bride's Father

Kate O'Malley

Kate O'Malley

Second Bride

Joe Tucker

Joe Tucker

Groom

Richard Syms

Richard Syms

Vicar

Grant Masters

Grant Masters

Best Man

Annie Hayes

Annie Hayes

Mother in Family Group

Jean Ainslie

Jean Ainslie

Grandmother

Lucy Sheen

Lucy Sheen

Nurse

Frances Ruffelle

Frances Ruffelle

Young Mother

Nitin Ganatra

Nitin Ganatra

Potential Suitor

Metin Marlow

Metin Marlow

Conjuror

Su Elliot

Su Elliot

Raunchy Woman

Amanda Crossley

Amanda Crossley

Raunchy Woman

Di Sherlock

Di Sherlock

Raunchy Woman

David Neilson

David Neilson

Man in Suit

Peter Waddington

Peter Waddington

Man in Suit

Peter Stockbridge

Peter Stockbridge

Man in Suit

Rachel Lewis

Rachel Lewis

Graduate

Paul Trussell

Paul Trussell

Grinning Husband

Jonny Coyne

Jonny Coyne

Fiance

Denise Orita

Denise Orita

Uneasy Woman

Margery Withers

Margery Withers

Elderly Lady

Gordon Winter

Gordon Winter

Laughing Man

Theresa Watson

Theresa Watson

Daughter

Peter Wight

Peter Wight

Father in Family Group

Gary McDonald

Gary McDonald

Boxer

Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Woman with Dog

Liz Smith

Liz Smith

Woman with Cat

Sheila Kelley

Sheila Kelley

Fertile Mother

Angela Curran

Angela Curran

Little Boy's Mother

Linda Beckett

Linda Beckett

Pin Up Housewife

Phil Davis

Phil Davis

Man in Suit

Wendy Nottingham

Wendy Nottingham

Glum Woman

Anthony O'Donnell

Anthony O'Donnell

Uneasy Man

Ruth Sheen

Ruth Sheen

Laughing Woman

Mia Soteriou

Mia Soteriou

Fiancee

Stephen Churchett

Stephen Churchett

Man in Suit

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