About Secrets & Lies
- Released on May 24, 1996
With both her adoptive parents now dead, a black optometrist decides to make contact with her birth mother, but is shocked to find out that she is white.
Full Cast of Secrets & Lies
Brenda Blethyn plays Cynthia Rose Purley
Marianne Jean-Baptiste plays Hortense Cumberbatch
Timothy Spall plays Maurice Purley
Phyllis Logan plays Monica Purley
Claire Rushbrook plays Roxanne Purley
Lee Ross plays Paul
Lesley Manville plays The Social Worker
Elizabeth Berrington plays Jane
Michele Austin plays Dionne
Ron Cook plays Stuart
Trevor Laird plays Hortense's Brother
Brian Bovell plays Hortense's Brother
Emma Amos plays Girl with scar
Clare Perkins plays Hortense's Sister in Law
Elias Perkins McCook plays Hortense's Nephew
Jane Mitchell plays Senior Optician (as June Mitchell)
Janice Acquah plays Junior Optician
Keylee Jade Flanders plays Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders)
Hannah Davis plays First Bride
Terence Harvey plays First Bride's Father
Kate O'Malley plays Second Bride
Joe Tucker plays Groom
Richard Syms plays Vicar
Grant Masters plays Best Man
Annie Hayes plays Mother in family group
Jean Ainslie plays Grandmother
Lucy Sheen plays Nurse
Frances Ruffelle plays Young mother
Nitin Ganatra plays Potential Suitor
Metin Marlow plays Conjuror
Su Elliot plays Raunchy woman
Amanda Crossley plays Raunchy woman
Di Sherlock plays Raunchy woman
David Neilson plays Men in suits
Peter Waddington plays Men in suits
Peter Stockbridge plays Men in suits
Rachel Lewis plays Graduate
Paul Trussell plays Grinning Husband
Jonny Coyne plays Fiance
Denise Orita plays Uneasy woman
Margery Withers plays Elderly Lady
Gordon Winter plays Laughing man
Theresa Watson plays Daughter
Peter Wight plays Father in family group
Gary McDonald plays Boxer
Alison Steadman plays Woman with dog
Liz Smith plays Woman with cat
Sheila Kelley plays Fertile Mother
Angela Curran plays Little Boy's Mother
Linda Beckett plays Pin Up Housewife
Phil Davis plays Man in suit
Wendy Nottingham plays Glum woman
Anthony O'Donnell plays Uneasy Man
Ruth Sheen plays Laughing Woman
Mia Soteriou plays Fiancee
Stephen Churchett plays Men in Suits
Crew of Secrets & Lies
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Costume & Make-Up
- Brenda Blethyn
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste
- Timothy Spall
- Phyllis Logan
- Claire Rushbrook
- Lee Ross
- Lesley Manville
- Elizabeth Berrington
- Michele Austin
- Ron Cook
- Trevor Laird
- Brian Bovell
- Emma Amos
- Clare Perkins
- Elias Perkins McCook
- Jane Mitchell
- Janice Acquah
- Keylee Jade Flanders
- Hannah Davis
- Terence Harvey
- Kate O'Malley
- Joe Tucker
- Richard Syms
- Grant Masters
- Annie Hayes
- Jean Ainslie
- Lucy Sheen
- Frances Ruffelle
- Nitin Ganatra
- Metin Marlow
- Su Elliot
- Amanda Crossley
- Di Sherlock
- David Neilson
- Peter Waddington
- Peter Stockbridge
- Rachel Lewis
- Paul Trussell
- Jonny Coyne
- Denise Orita
- Margery Withers
- Gordon Winter
- Theresa Watson
- Peter Wight
- Gary McDonald
- Alison Steadman
- Liz Smith
- Sheila Kelley
- Angela Curran
- Linda Beckett
- Phil Davis
- Wendy Nottingham
- Anthony O'Donnell
- Ruth Sheen
- Mia Soteriou
- Stephen Churchett