In the summer of 1947, Britain prepares to commemorate the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip. To get around food-rationing laws, Dr. Charles Swaby, accountant Henry Allardyce and solicitor Frank Lockwood are fattening a black-market pig for the big day. Egged on by his wife, meek Gilbert Chilvers steals the swine, but the couple must conceal it from inspector Morris Wormold.
Cast
Michael Palin
Gilbert Chilvers
Maggie Smith
Joyce Chilvers
Denholm Elliott
Dr. Swaby
Richard Griffiths
Allardyce
Tony Haygarth
Sutcliff
John Normington
Lockwood
Bill Paterson
Wormold
Liz Smith
Mother
Alison Steadman
Mrs. Allardyce
Jim Carter
Inspector Noble
Pete Postlethwaite
Nuttol
Eileen O'Brien
Mrs. Sutcliff
Rachel Davies
Mrs. Forbes
Reece Dinsdale
P.C. Penny
Philip Wileman
Preston
Charles McKeown
Medcalf
Susan Porrett
Mrs. Medcalf
Donald Eccles
Father
Denys Hawthorne
Hotel Manager
Don Estelle
Barraclough
Eli Woods
Ernest
Amanda Gregan
Veronica
Paula Tilbrook
Mrs. Turnbull
Bernard Wrigley
Painter
Lee Daley
Painter's Boy
Gilly Coman
Dorothy
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Woman
Josie Lane
Mrs. Beavers
David Morgan
Mervin
Jill Goldston
Woman in Cinema (uncredited)
Crew
Malcolm Mowbray
Director, Story
Alan Bennett
Screenplay, Story
Barrie Vince
Editor
Scott Thomas
Assistant Editor
Tony Pierce-Roberts
Director of Photography
Guy Travers
First Assistant Director
Nick Godden
Third Assistant Director
Denis O'Brien
Executive Producer
George Harrison
Executive Producer
Mark Shivas
Producer
Tamara Ingram
Producer's Assistant
Ginny Roncoroni
Production Assistant
Stuart Walker
Production Design
Malcolm MacIntosh
Camera Operator
Mark White
Camera Car
Michelle Guish
Casting
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
Janet Tebrooke
Wardrobe Supervisor
Phyllis Dalton
Costume Design
Ken Crouch
Wardrobe Assistant
Jan Archibald
Hairstylist
Elizabeth Moss
Hairstylist
Anita Pickles
Makeup Artist
Joan Hills
Makeup Artist
Christine Beveridge
Makeup Supervisor
Nigel Galt
Sound Editor
Robert Gavin
Sound Editor
Stephen Janisz
Sound Editor
Michael Redfern
Sound Editor
Clive Barrett
Assistant Sound Editor
Rosie Straker
Sound Assistant
Tony Jackson
Sound Recordist
John Du Prez
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ray Cooper
Music Producer
Brian Brockwell
Production Accountant
Liz Ferwell
Finance
Tom Hughes
Painter
Frank Berlin
Painter
Jack Carter
Construction Manager
David Farrell
Still Photographer
Billy Bell
Technical Advisor
John Cantwell
Electrician
Peter Arnold
Electrician
Trevor Dyer
Standby Carpenter
Joanna Gollins
Location Manager
Alan Bailey
Property Master
Peter James
Clapper Loader
Derek Suter
Clapper Loader
Quico Rovira-Beleta
Translator
Alison Thorne
Continuity
Joe Felix
Grip
Micky Woolaard
Gaffer
Ann Wingate
Production Manager
Richard Morrison
Title Designer
Jeffrey Witts
Dressing Prop
Larry Knox
Generator Operator
Wendy Tayler
Publicist
Judith Lang
Art Direction
Michael Porter
Art Direction
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