An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
After finding her boss, a private detective, has committed suicide and has left her his agency, Cordelia Gray is asked to investigate the suicide of the man's son. During the course of her investigation, Cordelia becomes obsessed with the young man's memory and his increasingly suspicious death.
Director: Chris Petit
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Pippa Guard as Cordelia Gray |
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Billie Whitelaw as Elizabeth Leaming |
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Paul Freeman as James Callendar |
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Dominic Guard as Andrew Lunn |
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David Horovitch as Sergeant Maskell |
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Elizabeth Spriggs as Miss Markland |
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Dawn Archibald as Isobel |
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Bernadette Shortt as Temp |
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James Gilbey as Boy |
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Kelda Holmes as Girl |
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Margaret Wade as Secretary |
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Alex Guard as Mark Callendar |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marit Allen | Costume Designer |
| Camera | David Johnson | Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Kaye | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Dushko Indjic | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Caroline Sax | Continuity |
| Editing | Michael John Bateman | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jupiter Sen | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Anton Furst | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Halloran | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Nick Schlesinger | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Melvin Lind | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Edward Tise | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Brian Paxton | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Ronnie Rampton | Electrician |
| Production | Peter Jaques | Production Manager |
| Sound | Paul Carr | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | Russell Murray | Camera Operator |
| Production | Hugh O'Donnell | Location Manager |
| Art | Derek Creedon | Property Master |
| Directing | Waldo Roeg | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Scott Wodehouse | First Assistant Director |
| Art | John Beard | Art Direction |
| Sound | Rodney Holland | Sound Editor |
| Production | Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Editing | Phil Sanderson | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Geoff Kingsley | Construction Manager |
| Production | Michael Larkins | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Shaw | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Chris Petit | Director |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Chaz Jankel | Music |
| Writing | Chris Petit | Writer |
| Editing | Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Production | David Barber | Associate Producer |
| Production | Don Boyd | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Peter Van Hooke | Music |
| Production | Michael Relph | Producer |
| Sound | Philip Bagenal | Music |
| Production | Peter McKay | Producer |
| Writing | Elizabeth McKay | Writer |
| Writing | P. D. James | Novel |
| Writing | Brian Scobie | Writer |
| Production | Corinne Cartier | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Director of Photography |