Business as Usual (film)

Business as Usual is a 1987 drama film written and directed by Lezli-An Barrett. It stars Glenda Jackson and John Thaw.

Business as Usual
Directed byLezli-An Barrett
Produced bySara Geater
Colin McKeown
Written byLezli-An Barrett
StarringGlenda Jackson
John Thaw
Cathy Tyson
Music byThe Style Council
CinematographyErnest Vincze
Edited byHenry Richardson
Distributed byCannon Film Distributors (USA)
Release date
  • 1987 (1987)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Babs Flynn (Jackson) is the manager of a Liverpool boutique. When she accuses the regional manager of sexual harassment, she is sacked. Flynn then mounts a public campaign to get her job back. It stars Craig Charles as Cathy Tyson's love interest. The story is based on a real case of Audrey White at a chain of Lady at Lord John boutiques.[1][2][3]

Cast

Awards

Business as Usual won the Grand Prix at the 1988 Créteil International Women's Film Festival.[4]

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References

  1. Erickson, Hal. "Plot Synopsis". Allmovie. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  2. "Business As Usual Movie Review". Time Out. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2008-01-25.
  3. https://tuc150.tuc.org.uk/stories/audrey-white/
  4. "Awards for Business as Usual". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-01-25.


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