Absolute Hell

2h

Comedy

Drama

TV Movie

Black comedy set in Soho, London, right after World War II. Half of the fun is seeing a slew of very familiar faces kick up their heels as gay men, lesbians, party-girls, drunks, and drag queens. Originally aired as part of the anthology series "Performance."

Cast

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Christine Foskett
Sylvia Barter

Sylvia Barter

Julia Shillitoe
Bill Nighy

Bill Nighy

Hugh Marriner
Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup

Siegfried Shrager
Francesca Annis

Francesca Annis

Elizabeth Collier
Eileen Page

Eileen Page

Mrs Marriner
Gregory Floy

Gregory Floy

Michael Crowley
Charles Gray

Charles Gray

Maurice Hussey
Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Sam Mitchum
Moyra Fraser

Moyra Fraser

Lettice Willis
William Osborne

William Osborne

Cyril Clatworthy
Betty Marsden

Betty Marsden

R. B. Monody
Anthony Calf

Anthony Calf

Douglas Eden
Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens

Nigel Childs
Barbara Hicks

Barbara Hicks

Mrs Pratt
Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

P. C. Molson
Cordelia Roche

Cordelia Roche

Club Member
Gary Fairhall

Gary Fairhall

Club Member
Mark Gillis

Mark Gillis

Club Member

Release date

5th Oct 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English