Secret Friends

Secret Friends

97 mins | Drama, Fantasy | June 21, 1991

During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.

Secret Friends

97 mins | Drama, Fantasy | June 21, 1991

Secret Friends
During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.
IMDb rating 5.0
Producers Channel Four Films, Whistling Gypsy Production
Original title Secret Friends
Directors Andy Kelk, Valerie Russell-Pavier, Jerry Daly, Edward Brett, Dennis Potter
Writers Dennis Potter

Cast

Alan Bates

as John

Gina Bellman

as Helen

Frances Barber

as Angela

Tony Doyle

as Martin

Joanna David

as Kate

Colin Jeavons

as Vicar

Rowena Cooper

as Vicar's Wife

Ian McNeice

as First Businessman

Davyd Harries

as Second Businessman

Niven Boyd

as BR Steward / Patient

Martin Whiting

as Young John

Roy Hamilton

as Singer

Dave Swift

as Musician

Colin Ryan

as Musician