A Private Function

A Private Function

A Private Function

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A Private Function

"When a clandestine party goes wild, it's all about pork... and prestige."

1984

1h 36m

6.4(62 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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30 members

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Michael Palin

Gilbert Chilvers

Michael Palin

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Maggie Smith

Joyce Chilvers

Maggie Smith

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Denholm Elliott

Dr. Swaby

Denholm Elliott

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Richard Griffiths

Allardyce

Richard Griffiths

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Tony Haygarth

Sutcliff

Tony Haygarth

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John Normington

Lockwood

John Normington

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Bill Paterson

Wormold

Bill Paterson

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Liz Smith

Mother

Liz Smith

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Alison Steadman

Mrs. Allardyce

Alison Steadman

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Jim Carter

Inspector Noble

Jim Carter

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Pete Postlethwaite

Nuttol

Pete Postlethwaite

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Eileen O'Brien

Mrs. Sutcliff

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Rachel Davies

Mrs. Forbes

Rachel Davies

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Reece Dinsdale

P.C. Penny

Reece Dinsdale

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Philip Wileman

Preston

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Charles McKeown

Medcalf

Charles McKeown

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Susan Porrett

Mrs. Medcalf

Susan Porrett

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Donald Eccles

Father

Donald Eccles

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Denys Hawthorne

Hotel Manager

Denys Hawthorne

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Don Estelle

Barraclough

Don Estelle

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Eli Woods

Ernest

No Image

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Amanda Gregan

Veronica

No Image

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Paula Tilbrook

Mrs. Turnbull

No Image

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Bernard Wrigley

Painter

Bernard Wrigley

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Lee Daley

Painter's Boy

No Image

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Gilly Coman

Dorothy

Gilly Coman

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Maggie Ollerenshaw

Woman

Maggie Ollerenshaw

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Josie Lane

Mrs. Beavers

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David Morgan

Mervin

No Image

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Jill Goldston

Woman in Cinema (uncredited)

Jill Goldston

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