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A French model befriends a strange man at a party and agrees to come home to meet his parents. She soon finds herself trapped in a disused prison taken over by a puritanical elderly couple, who seek to punish women whom they judge as immoral. Horror, starring Penny Irving, Barbara Markham, Patrick Barr and Ray Brooks
1974
Horror
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
Penny Irving
(Actor)
.. Ann-Marie Di Verney
Barbara Markham
(Actor)
.. Mrs Wakehurst
Patrick Barr
(Actor)
.. Justice Bailey
Ray Brooks
(Actor)
.. Tony
Ann Michelle
(Actor)
.. Julia
Robert Tayman
(Actor)
.. Mark E Desade
Celia Imrie
(Actor)
.. Barbara
Sheila Keith
(Actor)
.. Walker
Pete Walker
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Penny Irving
(Actor)
.. Ann-Marie Di Verney
Barbara Markham
(Actor)
.. Mrs Wakehurst
Patrick Barr
(Actor)
.. Justice Bailey
Ray Brooks
(Actor)
.. Tony
Ann Michelle
(Actor)
.. Julia
Robert Tayman
(Actor)
.. Mark E Desade
Celia Imrie
(Actor)
.. Barbara
Born:
July 15, 1952
in
Guildford, Surrey
Best Known For:
Her association with Victoria Wood.
Early-life:
Born Celia Diana Savile Imrie in Guildford, Surrey, on July 15, 1952. Her father, David, a radiographer from Glasgow, didn't live to see his daughter's success, although she believes he would have been very proud. Her Scottish blood has come in handy in playing numerous Celts on the big and small screen, although her original dream was to be a dancer. Unfortunately, a growth spurt in her teens meant she became too tall for ballet. She worked as a cleaner before landing starring roles.
Career:
Imrie's first professional jobs in showbusiness were in the chorus of various pantomimes. Her film and TV debuts came in 1974 in House of Whipcord and Upstairs, Downstairs. She continued to gain small roles in various productions, but her big break occurred when Victoria Wood offered her roles in As Seen on TV in 1985. Since then, she's continued to occasionally work with Wood and won a prestigious Olivier Award in 2006 for her role in Acorn Antiques: The Musical. Her other credits include Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Highlander, Gormenghast, Bridget Jones' Diary, Star Wars: Episode One, Doctor Zhivago, Frankenstein, Calendar Girls, Nanny McPhee and St Trinian's (and its sequel). On TV she has also appeared in Kingdom, After You've Gone, Cranford, and the acclaimed one-off drama The Road to Coronation Street.
Quote:
On stripping off for Calendar Girls: "I am very happy now that at my time of life I have learned to laugh at my bosom. In years gone by I could never have done all this."
Trivia:
In 2013, Imrie received an honorary doctorate by the University of Winchester.
Sheila Keith
(Actor)
.. Walker
Pete Walker
(Director)
