Wetherby

Jun 19, 1985

1h 42m

★ 5.9

A small town... a random act of violence... an unsolved mystery.

Overview

The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.

Genres

Drama

Mystery

Production Companies

Greenpoint Films

Zenith Entertainment

Film4 Productions

Wetherby Trailers

Cast

Jean Travers

Vanessa Redgrave

Stanley Pilborough

Ian Holm

Marcia Pilborough

Judi Dench

Mike Langdon

Stuart Wilson

John Morgan

Tim McInnerny

Karen Creasy

Suzanna Hamilton

Roger Braithwaite

Tom Wilkinson

Jean Travers (Young)

Joely Richardson

Jim Mortimer

Robert Hines

Verity Braithwaite

Marjorie Yates

Chrissie

Penny Downie

Arthur

Christopher Fulford

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