Work Experience

Work Experience

11 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1989

Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he has no experience, but he cannot gain experience without getting a job! The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Work Experience

11 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1989

Work Experience
Work Experience is a 1989 short film directed by James Hendrie. It follows Terence who is caught in a vicious circle. He cannot get a job because he has no experience, but he cannot gain experience without getting a job! The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers Channel Four Films, British Screen Finance Ltd, Sapex Scripts, North Inch Production, The Short & Curlies
Original title Work Experience
Directors Penny Eyles, Christopher Newman, James Hendrie
Writers James Hendrie

Cast

Lenny Henry

as Terence

Susan Brown

as Mrs Percival

Kathy Burke

as Sally

Shelagh Fraser

as Lost Shopper

Neil Pearson

as Greg

Neil McCaul

as Father

John Normington

as Senior Floor Manager

Annabel Leventon

as Wealthy Woman

Graham Seed

as The Man

Nick Stringer

as Man on Phone

Hannah Tucek

as Little Girl