A Private Function

When a clandestine party goes wild, it's all about pork... and prestige.

96 mins
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.

Michael Palin

Gilbert Chilvers

Maggie Smith

Joyce Chilvers

Liz Smith

Mother

Alison Steadman

Mrs. Allardyce

Jim Carter

Inspector Noble

Eileen O'Brien

Mrs. Sutcliff

Rachel Davies

Mrs. Forbes

Reece Dinsdale

P.C. Penny

Susan Porrett

Mrs. Medcalf

Denys Hawthorne

Hotel Manager

Don Estelle

Barraclough

Eli Woods

Ernest

Paula Tilbrook

Mrs. Turnbull

Lee Daley

Painter's Boy

Josie Lane

Mrs. Beavers

Jill Goldston

Woman in Cinema (uncredited)

Tony Jackson

Sound Recordist

Alan Bennett

Screenplay

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Director of Photography

Malcolm MacIntosh

Camera Operator

Michael Porter

Art Direction

Jan Archibald

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss

Hairstylist

Mark Shivas

Producer

Judith Lang

Art Direction

Phyllis Dalton

Costume Design

Joan Hills

Makeup Artist

Stuart Walker

Production Design

David Farrell

Still Photographer

Anita Pickles

Makeup Artist

Billy Bell

Technical Advisor

Ray Cooper

Music Producer

Stephen Janisz

Sound Editor

Clive Barrett

Assistant Sound Editor

Richard Morrison

Title Designer

Tamara Ingram

Producer's Assistant

Ginny Roncoroni

Production Assistant

Nick Godden

Third Assistant Director

Janet Tebrooke

Wardrobe Supervisor

Ken Crouch

Wardrobe Assistant

Alan Bailey

Property Master

George Harrison

Executive Producer

Tom Hughes

Painter

Ann Wingate

Production Manager

Wendy Tayler

Publicist

Mark White

Camera Car

Peter Arnold

Electrician

Michael Redfern

Sound Editor

John Du Prez

Conductor

Alison Thorne

Continuity

Brian Brockwell

Production Accountant

Peter James

Clapper Loader

Denis O'Brien

Executive Producer

Rosie Straker

Sound Assistant

Robert Gavin

Sound Editor

Christine Beveridge

Makeup Supervisor

John Du Prez

Original Music Composer

Joanna Gollins

Location Manager

Derek Suter

Clapper Loader

Trevor Dyer

Standby Carpenter

Larry Knox

Generator Operator

John Cantwell

Electrician

Nigel Galt

Sound Editor

Jeffrey Witts

Dressing Prop

Guy Travers

First Assistant Director

Scott Thomas

Assistant Editor

Jack Carter

Construction Manager

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