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A Very Social Secretary

IMDb ID: tt0473719 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.2 (134 votes)

Genres: Comedy · Drama

A satirical look at Home Secretary David Blunkett and his affair with publisher Kimberly Quinn

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesUnited Kingdom: A Very Social SecretaryRelease Date2005-10-10Runtime90 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsUnited KingdomLanguagesEnglishKeywordssatire comedy
satire
docudrama
Filming LocationsLondon, England, UKProduction CompaniesMentorn TelevisionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473719/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0473719.jpgUpdated At2025-05-19T18:22:23

Stars

Bernard Hill
Gillian Goodman
Ellie Haddington
Archie Panjabi
Peter Sullivan
Leo Bill
Robert Lindsay
Doon Mackichan
Sara Stewart
Tobias Menzies

Directors

Jon Jones

Writers

Alistair Beaton

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Bernard Hill | Character: David Blunkett
Actor: Gillian Goodman | Character: Fat Woman
Actor: Ellie Haddington | Character: Pat
Actor: Archie Panjabi | Character: Ashley
Actor: Peter Sullivan | Character: Gould
Actor: Leo Bill | Character: Flemming
Actor: Robert Lindsay | Character: Tony Blair
Actor: Doon Mackichan | Character: Cherie Blair
Actor: Sara Stewart | Character: Carole Caplin
Actor: Tobias Menzies | Character: Keith
Actor: Alex Jennings | Character: Alastair Campbell
Actor: Stuart McQuarrie | Character: Boris Johnson
Actor: Victoria Hamilton | Character: Kimberly Fortier
Actor: Guy Williams | Character: Old Etonian
Actor: Laura Cornelius | Character: Waitress
Actor: Andrea Riseborough | Character: Amanda
Actor: Hugh Fraser | Character: Stephen Quinn
Actor: Philip Herbert | Character: Stephen Pollard
Actor: Eleanor Matsuura | Character: Luz
Actor: Steve Money | Character: Drunk
Actor: Martin Glyn Murray | Character: James
Actor: Alex Argenti | Character: Press Officer
Actor: Jonathan Dimbleby | Character: Self - BBC Election Presenter
Actor: Darren Jordon | Character: Self - BBC Newsreader
Actor: Richard Madeley | Character: Self - Richard and Judy Programme
Actor: Andy Pointon | Character: Scouser
Actor: Alastair Stewart | Character: Self - Channel 4 Newsreader

[Directors Group]
Name: Jon Jones | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Alistair Beaton | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: David Aukin | Role: Producer
Name: Lorraine Goodman | Role: Producer
Name: Hal Vogel | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Charlie Mole | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: John Pardue | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sue Wyatt | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Kate Rhodes James | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Chris Roope | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Tim Stevenson | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Neesh Ruben | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Charlotte Holdich | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Sophia Knight | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Eva Marieges Moore | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: Stan Fus | Role: Production Manager
Name: Liz Pearson | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Anna Kemp | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Lisa Marsh | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Toni Staples | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Chris Grace | Role: Art Department
Name: Sarah Jenneson | Role: Art Department
Name: Chris Richmond | Role: Art Department
Name: Ignacio J. Santeugini | Role: Art Department
Name: Zoe Scivoletto | Role: Art Department
Name: Andrew Tapper | Role: Art Department
Name: Ray Wilson | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Roger Dobson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Tony Gibson | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jeremy Lishman | Role: Sound Department
Name: Simon Okin | Role: Sound Department
Name: Juliet Plumptre | Role: Sound Department
Name: Adam Powell | Role: Sound Department
Name: Filipa Principe | Role: Sound Department
Name: Nigel Squibbs | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Simon Carr | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Simon Frame | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Hocking | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Rhodri James | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Isaac Layish | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Emma White | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tamsin Blanchard | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Neil Cunningham | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Tom Pegg | Role: Visual Effects

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Jim Beeby | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Simon De Glanville | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Evans | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charlie Gray | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Darren Grosch | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Dean Kennedy | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Nathan Mann | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Chris McAleese | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John McSweeney | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James Nesbitt | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: John Pardue | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ricky Payne | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tom Wilkinson | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Andy Morgan | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Pat Williamson | Role: Costume Department
Name: Joanna Wright | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Andria Christophi | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Julie Foster | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Oliver Griffin | Role: Editorial Department
Name: Clyde Kellett | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Simon Nixon | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Alastair King | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Chris Lahr | Role: Production Department
Name: Alex Protherough | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Ruth Atkinson | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Sam Ableman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Leigh Bryant | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Annie Dinner | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Billy Edwards | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Steven Edwicker | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Matt Grimwood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Ruth Halliday | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Neil Hodge | Role: Additional Crew
Name: James Levison | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Richard Morrison | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Julie Pickford | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Sarah Robinson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Eleanor Scoones | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry Stinson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Beth Ward | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry Wood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Terry Woods | Role: Additional Crew

[Thanks]
Name: Nigel Abbas | Role: Thanks
Name: George Carey | Role: Thanks
Name: Prash Naik | Role: Thanks
Name: Lilesh Patel | Role: Thanks

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0473719/videogallery/

Release Schedule

United Kingdom: October 10, 2005

Awards

Nominee | 2006 | BAFTA Awards | BAFTA TV Award | Best Actor | Bernard Hill, A Very Social Secretary
Nominee | 2006 | International Emmy Awards | Emmy | Best Performance by an Actor | Bernard Hill, A Very Social Secretary
Winner | 2006 | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Broadcasting Press Guild Award | Best Single Drama | Hal Vogel, Alistair Beaton, Jon Jones, A Very Social Secretary

Box Office

No box office data listed on IMDb.