Antonia and Jane

Antonia and Jane

77 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1990

Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?

Antonia and Jane

77 mins | Drama | Jan. 1, 1990

Antonia and Jane
Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers BBC
Original title Antonia and Jane
Directors Beeban Kidron
Writers

Cast

Imelda Staunton

as Jane Hartman

Saskia Reeves

as Antonia McGill

Bill Nighy

as Howard Nash

Brenda Bruce

as Therapist

Richard Hope

as Norman Beer

Lila Kaye

as Jane's Mother

Alfred Marks

as Uncle Vladimir Hartman

Joe Absolom

as Daniel Nash

Allan Corduner

as Stephen Carlinsky

Ian Redford

as Jeremy Woodward

John Bennett

as Uncle Irwin Carlinsky

Maria Charles

as Sylvia Pinker

Patricia Leventon

as Rosa Gluberman

Alfred Hoffman

as Harry Rosenthal

Iain Cuthbertson

as Edgar

Sheila Allen

as Tutor

Trevor Peacock

as A.D. Humphries

Peter Wingfield

as Taxi Driver

Bonnie Parker

as Young Jane

Tania Rodrigues

as Policewoman

Claire Rayner

as Herself

Michael Ignatieff

as Himself