A Taste of Honey

Tony Richardson
1961-10-01

We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.
7
100 min

While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.

Cast

Name Character Team
Rita Tushingham Jo Unowned
Murray Melvin Geoffrey Ingham Unowned
Paul Danquah Jimmy Unowned
Dora Bryan Helen Unowned
Robert Stephens Peter Smith Unowned
Michael Bilton Landlord Unowned
Eunice Black Schoolteacher Unowned
David Boliver Bert Unowned
Margo Cunningham Landlady Unowned
Rosalie Williams Nurse Unowned
Veronica Howard Gladys Unowned
Moira Kaye Doris Unowned