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Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer,... See more »

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Delysia
David Alexander ...
Chestnut Seller
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Margery
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Charlotte Warren
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Miss Holt
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Mrs. Brummegan
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Edythe
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Joe
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Annabel Darlington
Sally Leonard ...
Woman at Train Station
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Miss Pettigrew
Katy Murphy ...
Miss Holt's Assistant
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Michael
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Phil
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Nightclub Patron
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Gerry
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Nick
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Lenny (as Mo Zainal)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Fiddy ...
Party-goer (uncredited)
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Secretary (uncredited)
Silvia Lombardo ...
Nightclub Patron's Lover (uncredited)
Chris Mansfield ...
Prison Guard (uncredited)
Alana O'Neill ...
Society Lady (uncredited)
Howard Pearse ...
Man at station (uncredited)
Pam Rose ...
Society Lady (uncredited)
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Edythe's Friend (uncredited)
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Charlottes Man (uncredited)
Leonard Silver ...
Butler (uncredited)
Pauline Stone ...
Society Lady (uncredited)
Richard Upton ...
Head Silver Service Waiter (uncredited)
Ben Wood ...
Fan (uncredited)

Directed by

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Bharat Nalluri

Written by

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David Magee ... (screenplay) and
Simon Beaufoy ... (screenplay)
 
Winifred Watson ... (novel)

Produced by

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Nellie Bellflower ... producer
Jane Frazer ... co-producer
Stephen Garrett ... producer
Maggi Townley ... associate producer
Paul Webster ... executive producer

Music by

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Paul Englishby

Cinematography by

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John de Borman ... director of photography

Editing by

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Barney Pilling

Editorial Department

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Erika Brüning ... film mastering producer: Framestore CFC (as Erika Bruning)
Tabitha Dean ... editorial: Framestore CFC
Steve Farman ... negative cutter
Alec Gibson ... color timer
Jan Hogevold ... digital intermediate executive producer: Framestore CFC
Christopher Lloyd ... assembly editor
Esme Long ... digital intermediate producer: Framestore CFC
Sandra McCallig ... assistant editor
Lee McComish ... negative cutter
Asa Shoul ... colorist: Framestore CFC
Maria Stroka ... senior digital intermediate producer: Framestore CFC
Stephen Bearman ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Leo Davis

Production Design by

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Sarah Greenwood

Art Direction by

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Nick Gottschalk
Niall Moroney ... supervising art director

Set Decoration by

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Katie Spencer

Costume Design by

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Michael O'Connor

Makeup Department

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Anita Burger ... extras hair stylist / extras makeup artist
Karen Cohen ... hair stylist
Fae Hammond ... hair designer / makeup designer
Sharon Martin ... key hair stylist / key makeup artist
Barbara Taylor ... crowd hairdresser
Sue Westwood ... hair stylist (as Su Westwood) / makeup artist (as Su Westwood)
Ursula Adelhelm ... makeup trainee (uncredited)
Francesco Alberico ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Siân Miller ... hair stylist: dailies (uncredited) / makeup: artist dailies (uncredited)
Alex Rouse ... wigmaker (uncredited)

Production Management

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Jane Nerlinger Evans ... executive in charge of production
Simon Fraser ... production manager
Lucie Graves ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Dan Channing Williams ... additional third assistant director
Guy Heeley ... first assistant director
Zoe Liang ... additional third assistant director (as Zoe Laing)
Charlie Reed ... third assistant director
Anthony Wilcox ... second assistant director

Art Department

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David Ackrill ... dressing props
Joshua Barraud ... stand-by props (as Josh Barraud)
Mark Bewley ... head of department plasterer
Mark Billingham ... dressing props
Ken Burnett ... property storeman (as Kenny Burnett)
Netty Chapman ... stand-by art director
Raymond Churchouse ... supervising plasterer (as Ray Churchouse)
Stephen Conway ... dressing props
Guy Cope ... stand-by rigger
Gavin Dean ... art department runner
Emma Hanson ... sculptor
Alison Harvey ... production buyer
David Thomas Haynes ... head of department painter
John Haynes ... supervising painter
Lee Hosken ... stand-by carpenter
Tony Hoskins ... head of department carpenter
Simon Hutchings ... stand-by painter
Tony Marks ... carpenter (uncredited)
Gary Martin ... dressing props
Mark McCabe ... drapesman
Daryn McLaughlan ... assistant art director
Elly Meyrick ... assistant props buyer
Graham Mitchell ... carpenter
Eddie Murphy ... carpenter
Eddie O'Neill ... supervising stagehand
Sarah Pasquali ... graphic artist
Adrian Platt ... dressing props
Simon Riley ... dressing props
Nigel Ross ... stand-by stagehand
Russell Sargent ... supervising carpenter
Kristin Theyers ... stand-by props
Sophie Tyler ... assistant set decorator
Stuart Watson ... construction manager
John Whitby ... carpenter
Stephen Alan Wilson ... supervising carpenter (as Stephen Wilson)
Dennis Wiseman ... property master
Lee Wiseman ... dressing props
Dorrie Young ... art department assistant
Andrea Couch ... draughtsperson (uncredited)
Rohan Harris ... props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Harry Barnes ... foley editor (as Harry Barns)
Oliver Brierley ... assistant sound re-recording mixer (as Oliver Brierly)
Roberto Cappannelli ... re-recording mixer
Paul Conway ... adr supervisor
Michael Fentum ... sound effects editor
Alexander Fielding ... sound mix technician
Steve Finn ... boom operator
Arthur Graley ... foley artist
Nigel Heath ... re-recording mixer
Jim McBride ... sound maintenance
Dan Morgan ... dialogue editor
Chris Munro ... production sound mixer
Julian Slater ... supervising sound editor
Chris Sturmer ... sound consultant: Dolby
Ruth Sullivan ... foley artist

Special Effects by

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James Davis III ... special effects technician (as James Davis)
Hugh Goodbody ... special effects technician
David Holt ... special effects assistant
Mark Holt ... special effects supervisor
Peter Kersey ... senior special effects technician
Graham Povey ... special effects technician
Jamie Weguelin ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Louie Alexander ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Simon Allmark ... visual effects editor: Double Negative
Jaume Arteman ... compositor: Double Negative
Ben Baker ... head of digital lab: Framestore CFC
Adrian Banton ... senior compositor: Double Negative
Clare Brody ... data operator: Framestore CFC
Paul Burke ... scanning and recording: Framestore
Andy Burrow ... scanning and recording manager: Framestore CFC
Francesca Canducci ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Ian Copeland ... rotoscope artist: Double Negative
Eric D'Souza ... digital lab engineer: Framestore CFC
Jerome Dewhurst ... digital lab engineer: Framestore CFC
Miles Drake ... studio manager: Double Negative
Julian Foddy ... 3D artist: Double Negative
Azzard Gordon ... digital matchmove artist: Double Negative
Pete Hanson ... studio manager: Double Negative
Jeremy Hardin ... 3D artist: Double Negative
Adam Hawkes ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Karsten Hecker ... scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
Joe Hoare ... scanning and recording: Framestore CFC
John Inch ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Alex Ireland ... compositor: Double Negative
Yan Jennings ... film mastering engineer: Framestore CFC
David Johnston ... data operator: Framestore CFC
Matthew Leach ... studio assistant
James Long ... data operator: Framestore CFC
Kevin Lowery ... film mastering engineer: Framestrore CFC
Veronica Marcano ... scanning and recording: Framestore CFC (as Veronica Mercano)
Jan Maroske ... compositor: Double Negative
Gurel Mehmet ... digital matte painter: Double Negative
John Moffatt ... visual effects supervisor: Double Negative
Kate Phillips ... visual effects producer: Double Negative
David Preece ... film mastering engineer
Ian Redmond ... digital lab engineer: Framestore CFC
Jimmy Saul ... scanning and recording: Framestore CFC (as James Saul)
Dan Snape ... compositor: Double Negative
Nick Stanley ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC
Melissa Taylor ... visual effects executive producer: Double Negative
Odean Thompson ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC (as O'Dean Thompson)
Christian Toft ... 3D artist: Double Negative
Annabel Wright ... conform editor: Framestore CFC
Matthew Baker ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Zachary Bloom ... scanning and recording: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Turea Blyth ... visual effects editorial: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Nik Brownlee ... digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited)
Richard Edwards ... data operator: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Mai Gray ... retouch and restoration: Framestore CFC (uncredited)
Alistair Hamer ... film mastering engineer (uncredited)
Adam Hawkes ... title compositor (uncredited)
Lee Ifans ... visual effects editor: Double Negative (uncredited)
Taz Lodder ... technical support: Double Negative (uncredited)
Lee Rankin ... scanning and recording: Framestore CFC (uncredited)

Stunts

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Tim Halloran ... stunt performer
Curtis Rivers ... stunt performer
Paul Weston ... stunt coordinator
Curtis Rivers ... stunt double: Mark Strong (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dave Brennan ... electrician (as David Brennan)
Kerry Brown ... still photographer
John de Borman ... camera operator
Roy Elston ... electrical rigger
Chuck Finch ... gaffer
Stephen Finch ... gaffer (as Steve Finch)
Tommy Finch ... rigging gaffer
Max Glickman ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Leigh Gold ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Merritt Gold ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rebecca Jeffrey ... camera continuity: "b" camera (as Rebecca Carrigan)
Dylan Jones ... video assist operator
Jamie Knight ... electrician
Dash Lilley ... camera trainee: "b" camera
Malcolm Mclean ... additional photography (as Malcolm McLean)
Billy Merrell ... best boy
Richard Merrell ... best boy
Ron Nicholls ... grip: "b" camera (as Ron Nichols)
Kelly Paul ... rigging electrician
James Perry ... camera trainee: "a" camera
Alastair Rae ... steadicam operator
Fred Reynolds ... electrical rigger
Kenny Richards ... electrical rigger
Tony Skinner ... rigging electrician
Luke Stone ... trainee grip
Robin Stone ... grip: "a" camera
Tom Taylor ... second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Thomas Taylor)
Colin Townsend ... generator operator
George White ... rigging electrician
Steve Wood ... electrician

Casting Department

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Stephanie Ancell ... extras casting assistant
Lesley Gogarty ... extras casting
Lissy Holm ... associate casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anthony Brookman ... crowd costumer
Laura Day ... corsetier
Andrew Fletcher ... costume assistant
Magot Forster ... costume maker
Jan Green ... lingerie maker
Georgina Gunner ... costume supervisor
Andrew Hunt ... wardrobe master
Kunza ... corsetier
Susan MacKenzie ... seamstress
Maja Meschede ... costume assistant
Yvonne Otzen ... costume assistant / crowd costumier
Luan Placks ... assistant costumer
Faith Thomas ... costume assistant
Scotti-Henson Tim ... assistant costume designer (as Tim Aslam)
Samantha Cousins ... costume assistant (uncredited)
Claire Jennings ... costume trainee (uncredited)

Location Management

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John Crampton ... locations unit manager
Synnove Godeseth ... assistant location manager
Ali James ... assistant location manager
Martin Joy ... additional location manager
Nick Oliver ... location scout
Emma Pill ... location manager

Music Department

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Chris Barrett ... score recording and mixing assistant
James Bellamy ... music editor
Christine Bergren ... music legal and clearance
Dave Bishop ... musician: clarinet
Karen Elliott ... music supervisor
Paul Englishby ... conductor / orchestrator / score producer
Nick Moss ... musician: solo clairinet
Alex Nutton ... score recording and mixing assistant
Nyree Pinder ... score coordinator: Hothouse Music
Colin Rae ... music copyist
Matthew Senior ... musician: drums & percussion
Jamie Talbot ... alto saxophone
Chris Traves ... additional music recordist
Pat White ... musician: trumpet
Nick Wollage ... music recordist / score mixer
Bruce White ... musician: viola (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Sue Hills ... script supervisor
Manda Levin ... script editor

Transportation Department

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Dave Ballard ... driver: construction stand-by
Mike Beaven ... unit driver
Mark Bellett ... driver: facilities
Allan Bradshaw ... unit driver
Debbie Bryant ... driver: facilities
Roy Clarke ... unit driver
Gary Cook ... driver: facilities
Ben Dillon ... action vehicles: MGM Cars
George Green ... driver: facilities
Dave Hopkin ... driver: facilities
Dave Jones ... driver: facilities
Paul Jones ... driver: facilities
Peter Mercer ... unit driver
Enyo Mortty ... unit driver (as Enyo Morty)
Thomas Oakman ... driver: construction
Eddie Rodmell ... driver: facilities (as Eddie Rodmel)
Colin Sheffield ... driver: facilities
Colin Simmons ... unit driver
Barry Stevenson ... unit driver (as Barry Stephenson)
Colin Townsend ... driver: facilities

Additional Crew

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John Alfred ... finance executive
Pip Ayers ... electronic press kit director
Jules Baker-Smith ... assistant to director
Kellie Belle ... clearance services: Bellwood Media
Emma Brazier ... assistant accountant
Lloyd Buck ... animal handler (as Lloyd Bucks)
Deepti Burton ... legal services: Wiggin LLP
Anya Chmura ... assets representative
Clair Chrysler ... stand-in
Jessica Cole ... assistant: Jane Frazer
Andrew Gwyn Davies ... assistant production coordinator
Rhiannon Mair Davies ... production runner (as Rhiannon Davies)
Tom Edmondson ... floor runner
Richard Gibbs ... catering director: Reel Meals (Take 2)
Louise Green ... assistant post-production accountant
Samson Haveland ... floor runner (as Sam Haviland)
Eva Hawkins ... trainee: FT2
Mick Hurrell ... health and safety advisor
Rebecca Jeffrey ... production coordinator (as Rebecca Carrigan)
Carol Jones ... animal handler
Sandra Jones ... catering assistant: Reel Meals (Take 2)
Debbie Kaye ... animal handler
Beth Hearn Keech ... assistant: Nellie Bellflower
Alexandra Kosevic ... assistant: Stephen Garrett
Stacy Mann ... unit publicist
Zahra Mansouri ... assistant choreographer
Joy Maxwell Davis ... unit nurse
Charles Moore ... legal services: Wiggin LLP
Dave Morley ... construction nurse
Jack Murphy ... choreographer
Clive Noakes ... lab contact: Deluxe
Kevin O'Shea ... insurance: AON/Albert G Ruben Insurance Services
Katharine Otway ... legal services: Wiggin LLP
Jeremy Pelzer ... studio director: Ealing Studios
Maggie Phelan ... production accountant
Gill Raddings ... animal handler
Frances Richardson ... first assistant accountant
John Rose ... animal handler
Lara Sargent ... post-production accountant
Chris Scannell ... chef: Reel Meals (Take 2)
Katharine Tidy ... home economist (as Cath Tidy)
Joan Washington ... dialect coach
Rebecca Wolf ... assistant accountant
Maria Zubiuk ... catering assistant: Reel Meals (Take 2)
Nic Benns ... title designer (uncredited)
James Fiddy ... stand-in (uncredited)
Jamie H. Zelermyer ... production executive (uncredited)

Thanks

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Michael Mislove ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

War threatens London as Miss Pettigrew, a destitute governess, filches a client's card from her agency and presents herself at the door. A singer named Delysia Lafosse wants a social secretary as she seeks a West End role by sleeping with a feckless producer in the bed of Nick, a smarmy nightclub owner with whom she also dallies. She ignores Michael, her piano player, who loves her and has tickets for New York on the Queen Mary. Miss Pettigrew's job is to make sure Delysia gets the part. Over 24 hours, Miss Pettigrew is also called upon to help an ambitious and unfaithful fashion editor patch things up with her older fiancé, a lingerie designer. Has Miss Pettigrew found her calling? Written by

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Taglines Every Woman Will Have Her Day See more »
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Also Known As
  • Miss Pettigrew (France)
  • Miss Pettigrews großer Tag (Germany)
  • Un gran dia per a elles (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Un gran día para ellas (Spain)
  • Živeti za jedan dan (Serbia)
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Runtime
  • 92 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United Kingdom GBP90,878, 17 Aug 2008
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $16,051,363, 25 Jan 2009

Did You Know?

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Trivia Winifred Watson's book was published the fall of 1938 and it became a smash hit. Plans were in the works for a Hollywood film version starring Billie Burke as Miss Pettigrew, but the start of WWII brought those plans to a halt. The publisher re-released the book in 2000 which led to it being "found" again by Hollywood after 60+ years. See more »
Goofs Johnny Mercer's Dream, a lovely song and fitting the mood of the scene, wasn't written until 1944. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Semi-Pro/Penelope/The Bank Job/The Other Boleyn Girl/The Chicago 10 (2008). See more »
Soundtracks Brother Can You Spare a Dime See more »
Crazy Credits Before the end credits, there is a black screen and a voice calling "some music please", after which music starts playing and the credits start rolling. See more »
Quotes Delysia: [during an air-raid drill] Guinevere, I'm scared!
Guinevere Pettigrew: It's just a drill, I'm sure it's just a drill.
Delysia: But it won't always be, will it? We're going to war, aren't we?
Guinevere Pettigrew: Yes we are. And that is why you must not waste a second of this precious life. Listen to me. Once I too had ambitions. Not your grand ones, simple ambitions. Marriage, children and a house of our own. He died, in the mud in France. A good, solid man. You would call him dull, no doubt, but he smiled whenever he saw me and we could've built a life on that. Your heart knows the truth, Delysia. Trust it.
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