A Private Function

6.3
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Run time: 96 min
  • Premiere: 1984. November 9.

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.

Discover

Michael Palin

Gilbert Chilvers

Maggie Smith

Joyce Chilvers

Denholm Elliott

Dr. Swaby

Tony Haygarth

Sutcliff

Liz Smith

Mother

Alison Steadman

Mrs. Allardyce

Jim Carter

Inspector Noble

Eileen O'Brien

Mrs. Sutcliff

Rachel Davies

Mrs. Forbes

Reece Dinsdale

P.C. Penny

Susan Porrett

Mrs. Medcalf

Denys Hawthorne

Hotel Manager

Don Estelle

Barraclough

Eli Woods

Ernest

Amanda Gregan

Veronica

Paula Tilbrook

Mrs. Turnbull

Lee Daley

Painter's Boy

Gilly Coman

Dorothy

Josie Lane

Mrs. Beavers

Jill Goldston

Woman in Cinema (uncredited)

Art

Judith Lang

Art Direction

Michael Porter

Art Direction

Stuart Walker

Production Design

Richard Morrison

Title Designer

Jeffrey Witts

Dressing Prop

Tom Hughes

Painter

Trevor Dyer

Standby Carpenter

Jack Carter

Construction Manager

Frank Berlin

Painter

Alan Bailey

Property Master

Camera

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director of Photography

Malcolm MacIntosh

Camera Operator

David Farrell

Still Photographer

Mark White

Camera Car

Derek Suter

Clapper Loader

Peter James

Clapper Loader

Costume & Make-Up

Phyllis Dalton

Costume Design

Jan Archibald

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss

Hairstylist

Joan Hills

Makeup Artist

Anita Pickles

Makeup Artist

Janet Tebrooke

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ken Crouch

Wardrobe Assistant

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Supervisor

Crew

Billy Bell

Technical Advisor

Larry Knox

Generator Operator

Directing

Alison Thorne

Continuity

Guy Travers

First Assistant Director

Nick Godden

Third Assistant Director

Editing

Scott Thomas

Assistant Editor

Lighting

John Cantwell

Electrician

Peter Arnold

Electrician

Production

Mark Shivas

Producer

Wendy Tayler

Publicist

Ginny Roncoroni

Production Assistant

Tamara Ingram

Producer's Assistant

Liz Ferwell

Finance

Brian Brockwell

Production Accountant

Joanna Gollins

Location Manager

Ann Wingate

Production Manager

George Harrison

Executive Producer

Denis O'Brien

Executive Producer

Sound

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

John Du Prez

Conductor

Ray Cooper

Music Producer

Rosie Straker

Sound Assistant

Michael Redfern

Sound Editor

Stephen Janisz

Sound Editor

Robert Gavin

Sound Editor

Nigel Galt

Sound Editor

Clive Barrett

Assistant Sound Editor

John Du Prez

Original Music Composer

Writing

Alan Bennett

Screenplay

Art

Judith Lang

Art Direction

Michael Porter

Art Direction

Stuart Walker

Production Design

Richard Morrison

Title Designer

Jeffrey Witts

Dressing Prop

Tom Hughes

Painter

Trevor Dyer

Standby Carpenter

Jack Carter

Construction Manager

Frank Berlin

Painter

Alan Bailey

Property Master

Camera

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director of Photography

Malcolm MacIntosh

Camera Operator

David Farrell

Still Photographer

Mark White

Camera Car

Derek Suter

Clapper Loader

Peter James

Clapper Loader

Costume & Make-Up

Phyllis Dalton

Costume Design

Jan Archibald

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss

Hairstylist

Joan Hills

Makeup Artist

Anita Pickles

Makeup Artist

Janet Tebrooke

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ken Crouch

Wardrobe Assistant

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Supervisor

Crew

Billy Bell

Technical Advisor

Larry Knox

Generator Operator

Directing

Alison Thorne

Continuity

Guy Travers

First Assistant Director

Nick Godden

Third Assistant Director

Editing

Scott Thomas

Assistant Editor

Lighting

John Cantwell

Electrician

Peter Arnold

Electrician

Production

Mark Shivas

Producer

Wendy Tayler

Publicist

Ginny Roncoroni

Production Assistant

Tamara Ingram

Producer's Assistant

Liz Ferwell

Finance

Brian Brockwell

Production Accountant

Joanna Gollins

Location Manager

Ann Wingate

Production Manager

George Harrison

Executive Producer

Denis O'Brien

Executive Producer

Sound

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

John Du Prez

Conductor

Ray Cooper

Music Producer

Rosie Straker

Sound Assistant

Michael Redfern

Sound Editor

Stephen Janisz

Sound Editor

Robert Gavin

Sound Editor

Nigel Galt

Sound Editor

Clive Barrett

Assistant Sound Editor

John Du Prez

Original Music Composer

Writing

Alan Bennett

Screenplay