The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
A repressed night-school teacher, secretly homosexual, struggles to cope with his demanding, eccentric mother.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Stephen FrearsDirector
- Alan BennettWriter
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Neville SmithHopkins
- Carol MacReadyWendy
- Thora HirdMrs. Hopkins
- Derek ThompsonSkinner
- Margaret CourtenayMrs Broadbent
- Lynne CarolMrs Tucker
- Janine DuvitskiMaureen
- Hugh LloydMr Dodds
- Julie WaltersWoman in waiting room
- Frank MiddlemassDoctor
- Bernard WrigleyMr Trickett
- Alan IgbonBoswell