A Private Function (1984)
Starring Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Richard Griffiths
Directed by Malcolm Mowbray
In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife, meek Gilbert Chilvers steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold.
Runtime: 94 min.
Rating: 6.7
DVD
Languages: English
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: pig,northern england,satire,yorkshire,farce,rural area,working class,post war,food rationing,1940s
Cast
Gilbert Chilvers
Joyce Chilvers
Henry Allardyce
Dr. Charles Swaby
Douglas J. Nuttol
Leonard Sutcliff the Farmer
Frank Lockwood the Solicitor
Morris Wormold the Meat Inspector
Joyce's Mother
Mrs. Allardyce
Inspector Noble
Mrs. Forbes
Painter
P.C. Penny
Mrs. Sutcliff
Preston Sutcliff
Medcalf
Mrs. Medcalf
Father
Hotel Manager
Barraclough
Ernest
Mrs. Turnbull
Painter's Boy
Dorothy
Mrs. Beavers
Himself (Archive Footage)
Herself (Archive Footage)