Afternoon Off

Plot

Lee, a Chinese man, works as a waiter in a hotel in England, despite speaking very little English. Told that a girl called Iris might be interested in him, on his afternoon off work he buys a box of chocolates ... read more

  • Stephen Frears

    Director

  • Alan Bennett

    Writer

  • Charles Stewart

    Director of Photography

  • Andrew Page

    Editor

  • Henry Man

    Lee

  • Benjamin Whitrow

    Father

  • Angela Morant

    Mother

  • Pasquale Perrino

    Maitre d'

  • Philip Jackson

    Bernard

  • Harold Innocent

    Marjory

  • Pete Postlethwaite

    Attendant in Art Gallery

  • Stan Richards

    Man in Art Gallery

  • Harry Markham

    Harry

  • Jackie Shinn

    Jackie

  • Elizabeth Spriggs

    Miss Beckinsale

  • Peter Butterworth

    Mr Bywaters

  • Joan Scott

    Manageress of Shoe Shop

  • Angela Curran

    Shirley

  • Carol MacReady

    Customer in Shoe Shop

  • Patricia Baker

    Iris Butterfield

  • Douglas Quarterman

    Ernest Fletcher

  • Alan Bennett

    Mr Petty

  • Janine Duvitski

    Doreen

  • Richard Griffiths

    Factory Boss

  • John Normington

    Duggie

  • Paul Shane

    Alf

  • Neville Smith

    Cyril

  • Bernard Wrigley

    Vic

  • Anna Massey

    Coffee Shop Owner

  • Stephanie Cole

    Coffee Shop Customer

  • Sylvia Brayshay

    Hospital Orderly

  • Vicky Ireland

    2nd Hospital Orderly

  • Thora Hird

    Mrs Beevers

  • Jeanne Doree

    Old Iris

  • Frank Crompton

    Mr Beevers

  • Lucita Lijertwood

    Nurse

  • Sherrie Hewson

    Iris

  • Runtime

    63 minutes

    Released

    1979-02-03

    Countries

    United Kingdom

    Studios

    LWT

    Sound

  • George Fenton

    Music

  • Updated

    494 days ago

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