Peter Wight Biography
Peter Wight is a British character actor of stage, film and TV who is perhaps best known for his work with Mike Leigh on films such as Meantime, Naked, Vera Drake, Another Year and Mr Turner. Wight regularly plays a police officer - most notably in the BBC sitcom Early Doors and in the mid 90s BBC drama Out of the Blue, as well as films like Shiner, Atonement and The Look of Love - and has had numerous period roles in dramas such as Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, and Our Mutual Friend.
His other films include Hot Fuzz, Babel, Cass, and The Sense of an Ending.
Peter Wight Movies
Peter Wight TV Shows
Peter Wight Quotes
Understanding the Purpose of Their Meeting
Vera:
I know why you're here.
Det. Inspector Webster:
I beg your pardon?
Vera:
I know why you're here.
Det. Inspector Webster:
Why are we here?
Vera:
Because of what I do.
Det. Inspector Webster:
Because of what you do?
Det. Inspector Webster:
What is it that you do, Mrs Drake?
Vera:
I help young girls out.
Det. Inspector Webster:
You perform abortions, don't you?
Vera:
That's not what I do dear. That's what you call it. But they need help. Who else they got to turn to? No one. I help them out.
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