--- title: "Secrets & Lies: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/secrets-and-lies/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/secrets-and-lies" cast: 56 crew: 48 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Secrets & Lies (1996): cast and crew 56 cast and 48 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Brenda Blethyn](https://film.one/person/brenda-blethyn.md) as Cynthia Rose Purley - [Marianne Jean-Baptiste](https://film.one/person/marianne-jean-baptiste.md) as Hortense Cumberbatch - [Timothy Spall](https://film.one/person/timothy-spall.md) as Maurice Purley - [Phyllis Logan](https://film.one/person/phyllis-logan.md) as Monica Purley - [Claire Rushbrook](https://film.one/person/claire-rushbrook.md) as Roxanne Purley - [Lee Ross](https://film.one/person/lee-ross.md) as Paul - [Lesley Manville](https://film.one/person/lesley-manville.md) as The Social Worker - [Elizabeth Berrington](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-berrington.md) as Jane - [Michele Austin](https://film.one/person/michele-austin.md) as Dionne - [Ron Cook](https://film.one/person/ron-cook.md) as Stuart - [Trevor Laird](https://film.one/person/trevor-laird.md) as Hortense's Brother - [Brian Bovell](https://film.one/person/brian-bovell.md) as Hortense's Brother - Emma Amos as Girl with Scar - [Clare Perkins](https://film.one/person/clare-perkins.md) as Hortense's Sister in Law - Elias Perkins McCook as Hortense's Nephew - Jane Mitchell as Senior Optician (as June Mitchell) - Janice Acquah as Junior Optician - Keylee Jade Flanders as Girl in Opticians (as Keeley Flanders) - Hannah Davis as First Bride - [Terence Harvey](https://film.one/person/terence-harvey.md) as First Bride's Father - Kate O'Malley as Second Bride - Joe Tucker as Groom - Richard Syms as Vicar - Grant Masters as Best Man - Annie Hayes as Mother in Family Group - [Jean Ainslie](https://film.one/person/jean-ainslie.md) as Grandmother - Lucy Sheen as Nurse - Frances Ruffelle as Young Mother - Nitin Ganatra as Potential Suitor - Metin Marlow as Conjuror - [Su Elliot](https://film.one/person/su-elliot.md) as Raunchy Woman - Amanda Crossley as Raunchy Woman - Di Sherlock as Raunchy Woman - [David Neilson](https://film.one/person/david-neilson.md) as Man in Suit - Peter Waddington as Man in Suit - Peter Stockbridge as Man in Suit - Rachel Lewis as Graduate - [Paul Trussell](https://film.one/person/paul-trussell.md) as Grinning Husband - [Jonny Coyne](https://film.one/person/jonny-coyne.md) as Fiance - Denise Orita as Uneasy Woman - Margery Withers as Elderly Lady - Gordon Winter as Laughing Man - Theresa Watson as Daughter - [Peter Wight](https://film.one/person/peter-wight.md) as Father in Family Group - Gary McDonald as Boxer - [Alison Steadman](https://film.one/person/alison-steadman.md) as Woman with Dog - [Liz Smith](https://film.one/person/liz-smith.md) as Woman with Cat - Sheila Kelley as Fertile Mother - Angela Curran as Little Boy's Mother - Linda Beckett as Pin Up Housewife - [Phil Davis](https://film.one/person/phil-davis.md) as Man in Suit - [Wendy Nottingham](https://film.one/person/wendy-nottingham.md) as Glum Woman - Anthony O'Donnell as Uneasy Man - [Ruth Sheen](https://film.one/person/ruth-sheen.md) as Laughing Woman - [Mia Soteriou](https://film.one/person/mia-soteriou.md) as Fiancee - Stephen Churchett as Man in Suit ## Directing - [Mike Leigh](https://film.one/person/mike-leigh.md): Director - Zerlina Hughes: Third Assistant Director - Jennie Osborn: First Assistant Director - Josh Robertson: Second Assistant Director - Chris Rose: First Assistant Director - Heather Storr: Script Supervisor - Paula Spinks: Assistant Director ## Writing - [Mike Leigh](https://film.one/person/mike-leigh.md): Writer ## Production - [Simon Channing Williams](https://film.one/person/simon-channing-williams.md): Producer - Susie Parriss: Casting - Paddy Stern: Casting - [Georgina Lowe](https://film.one/person/georgina-lowe.md): Production Supervisor - Mark Mostyn: Location Manager - Phillip Kenny: Production Executive - Will Tyler: Production Accountant - Sarah Trowse: Assistant Accountant - Stephanie Faugier: Production Coordinator ## Camera - [Dick Pope](https://film.one/person/dick-pope.md): Director of Photography - Lucy Bristow: Focus Puller - Simon Mein: Still Photographer ## Editing - [Jon Gregory](https://film.one/person/jon-gregory.md): Editor - Kate Mackenzie: First Assistant Editor - Ian Seymour: First Assistant Editor ## Sound and music - [Andrew Dickson](https://film.one/person/andrew-dickson.md): Original Music Composer - George Richards: Sound Recordist - Orin Beaton: Boom Operator - Mick Boggis: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Loveday Harding: Boom Operator - Derek Holding: ADR Editor - Derek Lomas: Dialogue Editor - Peter Maxwell: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Ted Swanscott: ADR Mixer, Foley Mixer - William Trent: Foley Editor ## Art - [Alison Chitty](https://film.one/person/alison-chitty.md): Production Design - [Eve Stewart](https://film.one/person/eve-stewart.md): Art Direction - Hilly Benjamin: Assistant Art Director - Nick Rose: Property Master - Chris Allies: Title Designer - Nick Orlande: Construction Manager ## Costume and make-up - [Maria Price](https://film.one/person/maria-price.md): Costume Design - Allison Wyldeck: Costume Supervisor - Jacki Thomas: Wardrobe Assistant - Christine Blundell: Makeup Artist - Kirstin Chalmers: Assistant Hairstylist, Assistant Makeup Artist ## Lighting - Alan Coster: Electrician - Marco di Giulio: Electrician - Martin Duncan: Gaffer ## Crew - Richard Blackmore: Generator Operator --- © Fi1m Ltd. 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