Discover
An ambitious couple and a V.I.P. (Very Important Pig) collide in his outrageous comedy of manners!
During a time of extreme food rationing in England following World War II, one town's upper class bends the rules by illegally fattening a prize pig for a feast to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding. When a timid foot doctor (Michael Palin, A Fish Called Wanda) and his bossy wife (two-time Academy Award winner Maggie Smith, A Room with a View) get wind of the plan, they seize the chance to climb the social ladder by kidnapping the pigwho has a few unpleasant surprises of its own in store. One of the most hilarious, critically-acclaimed British cult comedies of all time, this star-packed satire proves some people will truly do anything to get ahead!
Original Release
11/09/1984
US Release
03/01/1985
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Michael Palin | Gilbert Chilvers |
Maggie Smith | Joyce Chilvers |
Denholm Elliott | Dr. Swaby |
Richard Griffiths | Allardyce |
Tony Haygarth | Sutcliff |
John Normington | Lockwood |
Bill Paterson | Wormold |
Liz Smith | Mother |
Alison Steadman | Mrs Allardyce / Mrs. Allardyce |
Jim Carter | Inspector Noble |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
---|
Michael Palin | Gilbert Chilvers |
Maggie Smith | Joyce Chilvers |
Denholm Elliott | Dr. Swaby |
Richard Griffiths | Allardyce |
Tony Haygarth | Sutcliff |
John Normington | Lockwood |
Bill Paterson | Wormold |
Liz Smith | Mother |
Alison Steadman | Mrs Allardyce / Mrs. Allardyce |
Jim Carter | Inspector Noble |
Pete Postlethwaite | Nuttal / Nuttol |
Eileen O'Brien | Mrs Sutcliff / Mrs. Sutcliff |
Rachel Davies | Mrs. Forbes |
Reece Dinsdale | P.C. Penny |
Philip Wileman | Preston Sutcliff / Preston |
Charles McKeown | Medcalf |
Susan Porrett | Mrs. Medcalf |
Donald Eccles | Father |
Denys Hawthorne | Hotel Manager |
Don Estelle | Barraclough |
Producers
Name | Role |
---|
George Harrison | Executive Producer |
Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
Mark Shivas | Producer |