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An Englishman Abroad
Alan Bennett's drama based on a meeting between actress Coral Browne and spy Guy Burgess. A mystery man appears in Coral's dressing room. What does he want with her face powder?
Alan Bennett's award-winning film drama based on a meeting between Australian actress Coral Browne and British spy Guy Burgess.
When a mysterious Englishman appears in her dressing room, Coral Browne assumes he is attached to the Embassy, but if so, why are his trousers out at the knees? What does he want with her face powder? An invitation to lunch will perhaps explain, though the lunch consists of one tomato.
Last on
Wed 12 Jul 2023
22:10
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Guy Burgess | Alan Bates |
| Herself | Coral Browne |
| Claudius | Charles Gray |
| Rosencrantz | Harold Innocent |
| Guildenstern | Vernon Dobtcheff |
| General | Czeslaw Grocholski |
| Boy | Matthew Sim |
| Hamlet | Mark Wing-Davey |
| Hotel Receptionist | Faina Zinova |
| Toby | Douglas Reith |
| Giles | Peter Chelsom |
| Tessa | Judy Gridley |
| Scarf Man | Bibs Ekkel |
| Tolya | Alexei Jawdokimov |
| Mrs Burgess | Molly Veness |
| Tailor | Denys Hawthorne |
| Shoe Shop Assistant | Roger Hammond |
| George | Charles Lamb |
| Pyjama Shop Manager | Trevor Baxter |
| Writer | Alan Bennett |
| Director | John Schlesinger |
| Producer | Innes Lloyd |
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