Pat and Margaret

1994 · 84 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 188 VOTES · DIR. Gavin Millar

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,651 lines

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00:00:32 That's it, thank you.
00:05:08 such as The Magic Moments.
00:08:24 Eh, no, Mottershead I think?
00:12:12 And even though there's a bit of a
00:15:40 I'll deal with everything else.
00:19:24 Otherwise I'm a bit lumbered.
00:22:23 Yes, but I think she's so nice,
00:26:02 I really must.
00:30:06 You have got a sister.
00:32:33 in Pat's home town.
00:36:35 I might as well get a column or two out of it.
00:40:06 She'll smooth the whole thing over.
00:43:03 God, I don't want to see her.
00:46:51 for Miss Bedford, me or Miss Mottershead.
00:51:48 I'm so sorry.
00:55:09 Is it kicking?
00:58:24 what are they whooshed ruched. She did say no anytime but.
01:01:32 and an open top.
01:04:25 Well it's just.
01:08:44 a donut and a Pepsi float.
01:12:08 Not the bloody pools.
01:14:57 Wouldn't we?
01:18:18 Um, Jim's not around is he?
01:21:54 Are they really?

Cast & Characters

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

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,651
Dialogue density19.7 lines / min
First line00:00:32
Final line01:21:54

Production Record

DirectorGavin Millar
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes188

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