 
  Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Mike Newell | 
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| Writer: | Peter Prince, Christopher Hampton | 
| Staring: | 
| Bill is a man who's very bitter about his divorce and losing custody of his son. So, when one of his friends is being sued for divorce by his wife so that she can enter a lesbian relationship, Bill decides to help his friend gain custody of his son...in any way that they can devise, including using a sleazeball lawyer. But while Bill feels that feminism has robbed him of his family, he begins to be appalled at what he and Roger have done. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 01, 1985 | 
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| Director: | Mike Newell | 
| Writer: | Peter Prince, Christopher Hampton | 
| Genres: | Drama | 
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Film4 Productions, Greenpoint Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 25, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Anthony Hopkins | Bill Hooper | 
| Jim Broadbent | Roger Miles | 
| Harriet Walter | Emmy Hooper | 
| Frances Viner | Cheryl Langford | 
| Simon Callow | Mark Varda | 
| Miriam Margolyes | Jane Powell | 
| Joanne Whalley | Mary Hall | 
| Michael Byrne | Leonard Scruby | 
| Stephen Fry | Creighton | 
| Clifford Rose | Judge | 
| Jennie Stoller | Bill's friend | 
| Johanna Kirby | Bill's friend | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Peter Prince | Writer | 
| Michael Coulter | Director of Photography | 
| Peter Hollywood | Editor | 
| Sheila Trezise | Casting | 
| Adrian Smith | Production Design | 
| Alison Stewart-Richardson | Art Direction | 
| Pip Newbery | Costume Design | 
| Christine Beveridge | Makeup Artist | 
| Sally Harrison | Makeup Artist | 
| Mike Newell | Director | 
| Christopher Hampton | Writer | 
| Richard Hartley | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Ann Scott | Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 
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| 2024 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 
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| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
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| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
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| Year | Month | High | Avg | 
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| 2025 | 8 | 506 | 681 |