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About
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
Theatrical
Oct 10, 1986
Box Office
$1.5M
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 4, 2001
Director
Writer
Producers
Michael Codron, Nat Cohen, Verity Lambert
Music
Studio
Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment
Quotes
See all →The Experience of Being Late
Taglines
If you've ever been late… you'll know what this film is all about!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
The Burden of Hope and Self-Awareness
Brian Stimpson
It's not the despair, Laura. I can stand the despair. It's the hope!
Brian Stimpson
The first step to knowing who we are is knowing where we are and when we are.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
John Cleese
Brian Stimpson
P
Penelope Wilton
Pat Garden
A
Alison Steadman
Gwenda Stimpson
S
Stephen Moore
Mr. John Jolly
J
Joan Hickson
Mrs. Ellie Trellis
B
Benjamin Whitrow
Headmaster
G
Geoffrey Palmer
Headmaster
M
Michael Aldridge
Prior
S
Sharon Maiden
Laura Wisely
P
Penny Leatherbarrow
Woman Teacher
M
Mark Bunting
Studious Boy
J
John Bardon
Ticket Collector
M
Mark Burdis
Glen Scully
N
Nadia Sawalha
Mandy Kostakis
D
Dickie Arnold
Man at Station
A
Angus MacKay
First Class Passenger
P
Peter Needham
Porter
P
Peter Lorenzelli
Taxi Driver
C
Constance Chapman
Mrs. Wheel
A
Ann Way
Mrs. Way
