Secret Society

Oct 29, 2000

1h 32m

★ 4.0

A Romantic Comedy of Generous Proportions

Overview

Daisy is the love of Ken's life - she is also large... and very pretty... and on the dole. But Ken is a dreamer, all his dreams to make a fast buck ending up where they started - as dreams. With the rent unpaid, the bailiffs at the door and Ken's dreams in tatters, Daisy sets out to bring home the bacon and gets a job in the local factory. There she meets Marlene and half a dozen other large women who are all united in a secret passion - Sumo wrestling! Ken doesn't know what's hit him.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Isle of Man Film

Isle of Man Film Commission

IAC Film

Ascot Film

CLT-UFA International

Secret Society Trailers

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Cast

Daisy / Great White Jellyfish

Charlotte Brittain

Ken

Lee Ross

Marlene / Priestress of Elements

Annette Badland

Billy

James Wooton

Paul

Charles Dale

Beth Trailor / Amazon Woman No. 1

Lisa Riley

Sue

Rachel Smith

Janice

Sharon Duce

Mrs Selby

Kate Fitzgerald

Pygmy Hippo

Claire Cathcart

Typhoon

Sharon D. Clarke

Doris / Woolly Mammoth

Troy Jackson

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