Pat and Margaret

Gavin Millar
1994-09-11


7.5
90 min

Unexpected events occur when Pat, a glamorous British-born star of American soaps, returns home to plug her auto-biography on television and meets, for the first time since they were teenagers, Margaret her plain and frumpy younger sister. The meeting is painful for both women highlighting the vast differences in their lives and resurrecting painful memories of their unhappy childhood with an uncaring, errant mother. The tabloid press smell a juicy story and a race ensues to trace the whereabouts of the long lost parent.

Cast

Name Character Team
Victoria Wood Margaret Unowned
Julie Walters Pat Unowned
Celia Imrie Claire Unowned
Duncan Preston Jim Unowned
Thora Hird Jim's Mother Unowned
Deborah Grant Stella Unowned
Don Henderson Billy Unowned
Shirley Stelfox Vera Unowned
Anne Reid Maeve Unowned
Julie Hesmondhalgh Helper in Old Age Home Unowned
Angela Curran Lady in Motel Unowned
Madge Hindle Lady in Motel Unowned
Lynda Rooke Bella Unowned
Jan Alphonse Sue Unowned
Gabrielle Blunt Old Lady in Home Unowned
Philip Lowrie Martin - Warm Up Man Unowned
Charles Pemberton Porter Unowned
Joane Hall Vera - in Home Unowned
Robert Kingswell Pete Unowned
Sue Wallace Nadia Unowned
Frances Cox Busybody Unowned
Adam Warner Mr Scruton Unowned
Roger Brierley Hotel Manager Unowned
Gemma Wardle Emma Louise Unowned
Tenniel Evans Mr Lloyd Unowned
Corrin Helliwell Spotty Boy Unowned
Peter Lorenzelli Stringer Unowned
Helen Lindsay Fan Unowned
Vera Jakob Fan Unowned
Jeillo Edwards Tea Bar Lady Unowned
Melissa Allen Margaret Aged 2 Unowned
Sammy-Jo Smith Pat Aged 7 Unowned