Peter's Friends

Sep 18, 1992

1h 41m

★ 6.6

Love, friendship, and other natural disasters...

Overview

After inheriting a large country estate from his late father, Peter invites his friends from college: married couple Roger and Mary, the lonely Maggie, fashionable Sarah, and writer Andrew, who brings his American TV star wife, Carol. Sarah's new boyfriend, Brian, also attends. It has been 10 years since college, and they find their lives are very different.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

BBC

Renaissance Films

The Samuel Goldwyn Company

Film4 Productions

Peter's Friends Trailers

Cast

Andrew Benson

Kenneth Branagh

Peter Morton

Stephen Fry

Maggie Chester

Emma Thompson

Roger Charleston

Hugh Laurie

Mary Charleston

Imelda Staunton

Sarah Johnson

Alphonsia Emmanuel

Carol Benson

Rita Rudner

Vera

Phyllida Law

Brian

Tony Slattery

Paul (aged 17)

Alex Lowe

Lord Morton

Richard Briers

Paul (aged 7)

Alex Scott

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