Absent Friends
1985 · 87 min · ★ 7.0
Adaptation of the play by Alan Ayckbourn.
Directed by Michael Simpson · Written by Alan Ayckbourn
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Hywel Bennett John -
Tom Courtenay Colin -
Dinsdale Landen Paul -
Maureen Lipman Marge -
Kate Lock Evelyn -
Julia McKenzie Diana
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