Consuela (or, The New Mrs Saunders) (1986)
Jessica, the second Mrs Saunders, arrives with her new husband John at his country estate. Very much left to her own devices she is unnerved by the power that Consuela, the sinister Spanish housekeeper,seems to wield, comparing her to John's first wife and forbidding her to enter a mysterious locked room.
Director: Stephen Frears
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Dawn French as Consuela |
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Jennifer Saunders as Jessica |
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Adrian Edmondson as John |
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Peter Richardson as Julio |
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Rik Mayall as Richard |
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Linda Spriggs as Mother |
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Helen Atkinson-Wood as Miranda |
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Serena Evans as Bumble |
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Robin McCallum as Tom |
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Rupert Vansittart as Jeremy |
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Mollie Maureen as Mrs. Tattle |
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Harriet Thorpe as Jane |
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Llewellyn Rees as Local 1 |
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Rodney Lovick as Local 2 |
| Camera | Stephen Frears | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Dawn French | Writer |
| Writing | Jennifer Saunders | Writer |
| Production | Peter Richardson | Producer |
| Production | Elaine Taylor | Producer |
| Production | Michael White | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Oliver Stapleton | Cinematography |
| Production | Geoff Hogg | Producer |
| Editing | Fiona MacKenzie | Editor |
| Directing | Stephen Frears | Director |