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Under the Skin
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DramaTV Movie
Overview
"When you get to a man in the case, they're like as a row of pins - For the colonel's lady an' Judy O'Grady are sisters under their skins." - Kipling. Polly writes for a magazine producing glamorous makeovers for young women. Befriending a member of the women's movement prompts her to re-examine her own feminist values.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1982-01-19
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Frances Tomelty
Polly
Michael J. Jackson
Joe
Jacqueline Tong
Deb
George Costigan
Nolan
Bill Nighy
Dave
Barbara Rosenblat
Rosie
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Kerry
Michèle Winstanley
Julie
Avril Elgar
Grace
Edna Doré
Mrs. Clark
Cotchie D'Arcy
Vicky
Tricia George
Chris
Linda Beckett
Mo
Della Finch
Janice
Graham Weston
First worker
Ian MacFarlane
Second worker
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