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 | Russell Murray | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nick Schlesinger | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Waldo Roeg | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Paul Carr | Sound Mixer |
| Production | Hugh O'Donnell | Location Manager |
| Production | Peter Jaques | Production Manager |
| Sound | Edward Tise | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Geoff Kingsley | Construction Manager |
| Editing | Phil Sanderson | Assistant Editor |
| Art | John Beard | Art Direction |
| Sound | Brian Paxton | Sound Mixer |
| Camera | David Johnson | Assistant Camera |
| Production | Michael Larkins | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Kaye | Hairdresser |
| Sound | Dushko Indjic | Boom Operator |
| Directing | Scott Wodehouse | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lindy Shaw | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Irene Lamb | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Catherine Halloran | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Rodney Holland | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Caroline Sax | Continuity |
| Editing | Michael John Bateman | Assistant Editor |
| Art | Anton Furst | Production Design |
| Directing | Melvin Lind | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Jupiter Sen | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Ronnie Rampton | Electrician |
| Art | Derek Creedon | Property Master |
| Directing | Chris Petit | Director |
| Sound | Mark Isham | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Brian Scobie | Writer |
| Production | Corinne Cartier | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Peter Van Hooke | Music |
| Production | Peter McKay | Producer |
| Editing | Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Writing | P. D. James | Novel |
| Writing | Elizabeth McKay | Writer |
| Sound | Philip Bagenal | Music |
| Production | David Barber | Associate Producer |
| Production | Don Boyd | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Chaz Jankel | Music |
| Production | Michael Relph | Producer |
| Writing | Chris Petit | Writer |
| Camera | Martin Schäfer | Director of Photography |