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| Director: | Stephen Frears | 
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| Writer: | Alan Bennett | 
| Staring: | 
| 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 and sets off to find her. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 03, 1979 | 
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| Director: | Stephen Frears | 
| Writer: | Alan Bennett | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | blind date, racism, free time | 
| Production Companies | LWT | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Jul 23, 2024 Entered: Jul 24, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| 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 | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Alan Bennett | Writer | 
| Stephen Frears | Director | 
| George Fenton | Music | 
| Andrew Page | Editor | 
| Frank Nerini | Production Design | 
| Margaret Palphramand | Makeup Artist | 
| Chris Sharp | Graphic Designer | 
| Diana Parry | Casting | 
| May Tapley | Costume Designer | 
| Charles Stewart | Director of Photography | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Tony Wharmby | Executive Producer | 
| Stephen Frears | Producer | 
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