A Private Function 1984

Michael Palin

Gilbert Chilvers

Maggie Smith

Joyce Chilvers

Denholm Elliott

Dr. Swaby

Richard Griffiths

Allardyce

Tony Haygarth

Sutcliff

John Normington

Lockwood

Bill Paterson

Wormold

Liz Smith

Mother

Alison Steadman

Mrs. Allardyce

Jim Carter

Inspector Noble

Pete Postlethwaite

Nuttol

Eileen O'Brien

Mrs. Sutcliff

Rachel Davies

Mrs. Forbes

Reece Dinsdale

P.C. Penny

Philip Wileman

Preston

Charles McKeown

Medcalf

Susan Porrett

Mrs. Medcalf

Donald Eccles

Father

Denys Hawthorne

Hotel Manager

Don Estelle

Barraclough

Eli Woods

Ernest

Amanda Gregan

Veronica

Paula Tilbrook

Mrs. Turnbull

Bernard Wrigley

Painter

Lee Daley

Painter's Boy

Gilly Coman

Dorothy

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Woman

Josie Lane

Mrs. Beavers

David Morgan

Mervin

Jill Goldston

Woman in Cinema (uncredited)

Malcolm Mowbray

Director

Alan Bennett

Screenplay

Malcolm Mowbray

Story

Alan Bennett

Story

Micky Woolaard

Gaffer

Mark Shivas

Producer

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director of Photography

Barrie Vince

Editor

Michelle Guish

Casting

Debbie McWilliams

Casting

Judith Lang

Art Direction

Michael Porter

Art Direction

Stuart Walker

Production Design

Phyllis Dalton

Costume Design

Malcolm MacIntosh

Camera Operator

David Farrell

Still Photographer

Jan Archibald

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss

Hairstylist

Joan Hills

Makeup Artist

Anita Pickles

Makeup Artist

Alison Thorne

Continuity

Wendy Tayler

Publicist

Quico Rovira-Beleta

Translator

Ginny Roncoroni

Production Assistant

Richard Morrison

Title Designer

Tamara Ingram

Producer's Assistant

Liz Ferwell

Finance

Brian Brockwell

Production Accountant

John Du Prez

Conductor

Ray Cooper

Music Producer

Joanna Gollins

Location Manager

Scott Thomas

Assistant Editor

Janet Tebrooke

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ken Crouch

Wardrobe Assistant

Mark White

Camera Car

Derek Suter

Clapper Loader

Larry Knox

Generator Operator

Peter James

Clapper Loader

Joe Felix

Grip

John Cantwell

Electrician

Peter Arnold

Electrician

Rosie Straker

Sound Assistant

Michael Redfern

Sound Editor

Stephen Janisz

Sound Editor

Robert Gavin

Sound Editor

Nigel Galt

Sound Editor

Clive Barrett

Assistant Sound Editor

Jeffrey Witts

Dressing Prop

Tom Hughes

Painter

Trevor Dyer

Standby Carpenter

Jack Carter

Construction Manager

Frank Berlin

Painter

Alan Bailey

Property Master

Guy Travers

First Assistant Director

Nick Godden

Third Assistant Director

Ann Wingate

Production Manager

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Supervisor

John Du Prez

Original Music Composer

George Harrison

Executive Producer

Denis O'Brien

Executive Producer

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

Billy Bell

Technical Advisor