Summary
Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet.
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Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 42GoodWatch 46
IMDb5.5
Audience score29%
Running time
1 h 39 min
A typical length for comedies
typical 10099Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1995
September 9, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaHorrorMysteryThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
and 16 more24 people
- Alan BatesSir Hugo Coal
- Theresa RussellLady Harriet Coal
- StingFledge
- Lena HeadeyCleo Coal
- Jim CarterGeorge Lecky
- Anna MasseyMrs. Giblet
- Trudie StylerDoris
- Maria AitkenLavinia Freebody
James FleetInspector Limp
Steven MackintoshSidney Giblet
John MillsSir Edward Cleghorn- CBChris BarnesJohm Lecky
Timothy KightleyHarbottle
Richard DurdenSykes-Herring
Nick LucasHubert Cleggie
Annette BadlandConnie Babblehump- DHDavid HenryFreddy Hoygh
- BGBob GoodyFather Pim
Edward JewesburySir Edward Tome
David KillickSir Humphrey Stoker- GFGeoffrey FreshwaterJury Foreman
Jeffry WickhamJustice Congreve
Michael CroninDr. Walter Dendrite- ECEleanor ChurchNurse
Directing · 1
- John-Paul Davidson Director
Writing · 1
- Patrick McGrath Screenplay, Novel
Production · 5
- Stephen Evans Executive Producer
- Trudie Styler Producer
- Joyce Nettles Casting
- John Kay Line Producer
- Anita Sumner Associate Producer
Camera · 4
- Andrew Dunn Director of Photography
- Richard Blanshard Still Photographer
- Gifford Hooper Helicopter Camera
- Andrew Cooper Still Photographer
Editing · 2
- Tariq Anwar Editor
- Tracey Wadmore-Smith Editor
Sound · 4
- Anne Dudley Original Music Composer
- Matt Grimes Sound Effects Editor
- Dean Humphreys Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Stan Fiferman Foley
Art · 3
- Michael Seirton Production Design
- Jan Roelfs Production Design
- Celia Barnett Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Colleen Atwood Costume Design
- Peter Owen Makeup Artist
- Derek Lloyd Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Paul Cronin Gaffer
Other crew · 1
- Stuart Brisdon Special Effects
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