"A comedy about the birth of the vibrator in Victorian England."

2011

1h 40m

6.7(828 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Two doctors in Victorian England use manual stimulation of female genitalia to cure their patients' ills, leading to the invention of the vibrator.

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Cast & Crew

23 members

Acting

Maggie Gyllenhaal

Charlotte Dalrymple

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Hugh Dancy

Dr. Mortimer Granville

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Jonathan Pryce

Dr. Robert Dalrymple

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Felicity Jones

Emily Dalrymple

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Rupert Everett

Lord Edmund St. John-Smythe

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Ashley Jensen

Fanny

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Sheridan Smith

Molly the Lolly

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Gemma Jones

Lady St. John-Smythe

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Tobias Menzies

Mr. Squyers

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Malcolm Rennie

Lord St. John-Smythe

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Kim Criswell

Mrs. Castellari

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Georgie Glen

Mrs. Parsons

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Elisabet Johannesdottir

Mrs. Pearce

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Linda Woodhall

Nurse Smalley

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Kim Selby

Lady Wheaton

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Ann Overstall Comfort

Mrs. Huddleston

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John Overstall

Mr. Huddleston

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Todd Grinnell

Andy

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David Ryall

Judge

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Anna Chancellor

Mrs. Bellamy

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David Schaal

Tough Guy

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Nicholas Woodeson

Dr. Richardson

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Ellie Jacob

Nurse

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