Consuming Passions

Consuming Passions

98 mins | April 6, 1988

Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.

Consuming Passions

98 mins | April 6, 1988

Consuming Passions
Adapted from a play written by two Monty Python vets, this toothy satire launches with a tragic accident at Chumley's chocolate factory when hapless manager Ian Littleton (Tyler Butterworth) accidentally knocks several employees into a huge chocolate vat. The tragic mishap at the chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers
Original title Consuming Passions
Directors Giles Foster
Writers

Cast

Tyler Butterworth

as Ian Littleton

Vanessa Redgrave

as Mrs. Garza

Jonathan Pryce

as Mr. Farris

Sammi Davis

as Felicity

Freddie Jones

as Graham Chumley

Prunella Scales

as Ethel

Thora Hird

as Mrs. Gordon

Mary Healey

as Mrs. Eggleston