A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
Cast
Judi Dench
Barbara Covett
Cate Blanchett
Sheba Hart
Bill Nighy
Richard Hart
Andrew Simpson
Steven Connolly
Phil Davis
Brian Bangs
Michael Maloney
Sandy Pabblem
Juno Temple
Polly Hart
Max Lewis
Ben Hart
Joanna Scanlan
Sue Hodge
Julia McKenzie
Marjorie
Shaun Parkes
Bill Rumer
Tom Georgeson
Ted Mawson
Emma Kennedy
Linda
Syreeta Kumar
Gita
Wendy Nottingham
Elaine Clifford
Tameka Empson
Antonia Robinson
Leon Skinner
Davis
Debra Gillett
Lorraine
Barry McCarthy
Dave
Adrian Scarborough
Martin
Jill Baker
Sheba's Mother
Diana Berriman
Marcia
Alice Bird
Saskia
Benedict Taylor
Eddie
Miranda Pleasence
Eddie's Wife
Jonathan Speer
Vet
Stephen Kennedy
Mr. Connolly
Derbhle Crotty
Mrs. Connolly
Catherine Drew
Newsreader
Anne-Marie Duff
Annabel
Kevin Hudson
Teacher (uncredited)
Gabrielle Brooks
Choir Member (uncredited)
Crew
Jay Weeks
Accounting Trainee
Nwachukwu Aghanya
Accounting Trainee
Marie Sayej
Accounting Trainee
Kirsty Wilkinson
Lead Costumer
Alex Hobbs
Video Report
Andy Thompson
ADR Recording Engineer
Richard Eyre
Director
Patrick Marber
Screenplay
Zoë Heller
Novel
John Bloom
Editor
Antonia Van Drimmelen
Editor
Martin Corbett
Assistant Editor
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
Martin Harrison
First Assistant Director
Chris Stoaling
Second Assistant Director
Charlie Waller
Second Second Assistant Director
Heidi Gower
Third Assistant Director
Holly Pullinger
Assistant Production Coordinator
Francesca Castellano
Production Coordinator
Redmond Morris
Executive Producer
Scott Rudin
Producer
Robert Fox
Producer
Sarah Richardson
Producer's Assistant
James P. Queen
Producer's Assistant
Danny Roman
Producer's Assistant
Nathan Kelly
Producer's Assistant
Michael Diliberti
Producer's Assistant
Dan Erstad
Producer's Assistant
Mira Shin
Producer's Assistant
Barney Miller
Production Runner
Tim Hatley
Production Design, Costume Design
Paul Bond
"B" Camera Operator
Ashley Bond
First Assistant "B" Camera
Mark Milsome
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Therese Hvattum
Camera Trainee
Polly Duval
Post Production Supervisor
Maggie Lunn
Casting
Shaheen Baig
Casting
Allison Wyldeck
Costume Supervisor
Vandra Howard
Costume Assistant
David Otzen
Costume Assistant
Jane Leonard
Costume Assistant
Emma Heath
Costume Assistant
Lisa Westcott
Hair Department Head, Makeup Department Head
Eamonn Hughes
Hairstylist
Helen Johnson
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Jayne Buxton
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
Nadia Stacey
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Rebecca Lafford
Makeup Artist
Cian O'Clery
Art Department Assistant
Catherine Byrne
Art Department Assistant
Mark Raggett
Supervising Art Director
Grant Armstrong
Standby Art Director
Jane Harwood
Assistant Art Director
Joseph Stracey
Sound Effects Editor
Jason Ribikoff
Supervising Sound Editor
Stuart Stanley
Sound Editor
Lionel Johnson
Assistant Sound Editor
Diana Smith
Assistant Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Martin Czembor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
James Mather
Sound Supervisor
Doug Cooper
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Jim Greenhorn
Production Sound Mixer
Dave Wren
Sound Mix Technician
Jason Bennett
Sound Assistant
Eric Strausser
Sound Assistant
Ichiho Nishiki
Scoring Mixer
Dan Bora
Scoring Mixer
Michael Riesman
Scoring Mixer, Conductor
Jake Jackson
Score Engineer
Chris Dibble
Score Engineer
Sam Jones
Score Engineer
Kate Morath
Boom Operator
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Andie Derrick
Foley Artist
Derek Trigg
Foley Editor
Edward Colyer
Foley Recording Engineer
Nigel Heath
Foley Recording Engineer
Nigel Stone
ADR Editor
Howard Halsall
ADR Voice Casting
Stuart Brisdon
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark Haddenham
Special Effects
Philip Glass
Original Music Composer
Derek Somaru
Assistant Music Supervisor
Christian Rutledge
Music Coordinator
Joseph S. DeBeasi
Supervising Music Editor
Graham Sutton
Music Editor
Missy Cohen
Music Editor
Gary Birmingham
Transportation Coordinator
Shruti Shah
Production Accountant
Tarn Harper
Post Production Accountant
Polly Fletcher
Assistant Accountant
Dan Hillsdon
Assistant Accountant
Helen Walker
Assistant Accountant
Tim Owens
Dialogue Editor
Joan Washington
Vocal Coach
Gavin Walters
Rigging Gaffer
Simon Hutchings
Standby Painter
Amanda Waddington
Painter
John Davies
Painter
Matt Parsons
Painter
Caroline Smith
Set Decoration
Lucy Eyre
Assistant Set Decoration
Harriet Orman
Set Decoration Buyer
Robin Thistlethwaite
Construction Manager
Les Benson
Props
Olivia Coote
Still Photographer
Diana Dill
Script Supervisor
Keziah Barton-White
Script Supervisor
Dennis Watson
Electrician
Eamonn Fitzgerald
Electrician
Mark Thomas
Electrician
Jimmy Harris
Electrician
Steve Blythe
Electrician
Peter Harris
Electrician
Emily Plant
Electrician
Paul Sharp
Best Boy Electric
Jonathan Wells
Carpenter
Paul Bowring
Carpenter
David Martin
Carpenter
Josh Jones
Standby Carpenter
Ian Bee
Supervising Carpenter
Amanda Stevens
Location Manager
Richard Hill
Assistant Location Manager
Lee Robertson
Assistant Location Manager
Thomas Elgood
Location Scout
Iggy Ellis
Location Scout
Russell Lodge
Location Scout
Tina Maskell
Stunts
Rob Hunt
Stunts
Peter Pedrero
Stunts
John Street
Stunts
Nrinder Dhudwar
Stunt Coordinator
Maxie McDonald
Property Master
Stephen McDonald
Standby Property Master
Stephen Conway
Standby Property Master
Sam Barnes
Clapper Loader
Urszula Pontikos
Clapper Loader
Greg Press
Standby Rigger
Sara Dony
Unit Medic
Emily Graham
Floor Runner
Jemma Kearney
Actor's Assistant
Gary Hymns
Grip
Simon Fogg
Grip
Lee Walters
Gaffer
Rachel Neale
Unit Production Manager
Neil Murrum
Dressing Prop
Peter Watson
Dressing Prop
Ben Wilkinson
Dressing Prop
Ben Wilson
Focus Puller
Nico Muhly
Conductor, Other
Linda Gamble
Unit Publicist
Vanraaj Padhaal
Production Secretary
John Bradbury
Orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths
Orchestrator
Kem White
Graphic Designer
Philip Ball
Stand In
Collette Appleby
Stand In
Penny Ryder
Stand In
Hattie Dalton
Other
Neil Dickson
Other
Pete Hodge
Other
Tony Kernan
Other
Trevor Gureckis
Other
Vic Fraser
Other
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