Seance on a Wet Afternoon

7.1

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Discover

Margaret Lacey

Woman at first Seance

Marie Burke

Woman at first Seance

Maria Kazan

Woman at first Seance

Lionel Gamlin

Man at Seances

Marian Spencer

Mrs. Wintry

Godfrey James

Mrs. Clayton's Chauffeur

Ronald Hines

Policeman outside Clayton's

Hajni Biro

Maid at Clayton's

Mark Eden

Mr. Clayton

Nanette Newman

Mrs. Clayton

Diana Lambert

Mr. Clayton's Secretary

Frank Singuineau

Bus Conductor

Gerald Sim

Beedle

Stanley Morgan

Man in Trilby

Maggie Rennie

Woman at Second Seance

Michael Lees

Plain Clothes Policeman

Art

Ray Simm

Art Direction

Peter James

Set Dresser

Jock Lyall

Construction Manager

Dickie Bamber

Dressing Prop

Camera

Gerry Turpin

Director of Photography

Gerry Anstiss

Assistant Camera

David Harcourt

Camera Operator

George Courtney Ward

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Laurel Staffell

Wardrobe Supervisor

Barbara Ritchie

Hairdresser

Stuart Freeborn

Makeup Artist

Directing

Bryan Forbes

Director

Christopher Dryhurst

Assistant Director

Penny Daniels

Continuity

Simon Relph

Assistant Director

Editing

Derek York

Editor

Production

Bryan Forbes

Producer

Ann Skinner

Production Secretary

Diana Hawkins

Publicist

Jack Rix

Associate Producer

Sound

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Bill Daniels

Sound Recordist

George Fisher

Sound Editor

Gus Lloyd

Sound Assistant

John Barry

Conductor

Writing

Bryan Forbes

Screenplay

Art

Ray Simm

Art Direction

Peter James

Set Dresser

Jock Lyall

Construction Manager

Dickie Bamber

Dressing Prop

Camera

Gerry Turpin

Director of Photography

Gerry Anstiss

Assistant Camera

David Harcourt

Camera Operator

George Courtney Ward

Still Photographer

Costume & Make-Up

Laurel Staffell

Wardrobe Supervisor

Barbara Ritchie

Hairdresser

Stuart Freeborn

Makeup Artist

Directing

Bryan Forbes

Director

Christopher Dryhurst

Assistant Director

Penny Daniels

Continuity

Simon Relph

Assistant Director

Editing

Derek York

Editor

Production

Bryan Forbes

Producer

Ann Skinner

Production Secretary

Diana Hawkins

Publicist

Jack Rix

Associate Producer

Sound

John Barry

Original Music Composer

Bill Daniels

Sound Recordist

George Fisher

Sound Editor

Gus Lloyd

Sound Assistant

John Barry

Conductor

Writing

Bryan Forbes

Screenplay