The Picnic

The Picnic

85 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 19, 1989

'I, Margie Starling, am perfectly, perfectly happy, right now!' ...and why not? An adoring young husband, a grown-up daughter who'll soon adjust to having a stepfather her own age, and now a birthday picnic by the river. Why shouldn't Margie be happy?

The Picnic

85 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 19, 1989

The Picnic
'I, Margie Starling, am perfectly, perfectly happy, right now!' ...and why not? An adoring young husband, a grown-up daughter who'll soon adjust to having a stepfather her own age, and now a birthday picnic by the river. Why shouldn't Margie be happy?
Producers
Original title The Picnic
Directors Paul Seed
Writers Lesley Bruce

Cast

Billie Whitelaw

as Margie

Iain Glen

as Ray

Brenda Fricker

as Ray's Mother

Sarah-Jane Holm

as Della

Cassie Stuart

as Ruth

Phil Smeeton

as Mick

Jimmy Yuill

as Man at Dyke

Julie McDonald

as Prostitute

Ross Kemp

as Police Officer

Trevor Peake

as Police Officer

Robert Peters

as Reporter

Joan Spall

as Registrar

Peter Whitbread

as Inspector Cartwright

Christopher Poole

as Kerb Crawler

Simon Wakefield

as Boy fishing