Secret Friends Explained

Secret Friends is a 1991 British film written and directed by Dennis Potter and starring Alan Bates, Gina Bellman and Ian McNeice.^[1] It was based on Potter's novel Ticket to Ride. The screenplay concerns a man whose fantasy spirals out of control.

Premise

During a train journey, a man's fantasy spirals out of control.

Cast

• Alan Bates - John
• Gina Bellman - Helen
• Frances Barber - Angela
• Tony Doyle - Martin
• Joanna David - Kate
• Ian McNeice - First Businessman
• Davyd Harries - Second Businessman
• Colin Jeavons - Vicar
• Rowena Cooper - Vicar's Wife

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20090118084203/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/458269?view=cast BFI.org