Dance with a Stranger
1985Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.
Acted in
Miranda Richardson
as Ruth Ellis
Rupert Everett
as David Blakeley
Ian Holm
as Desmond Cussen
Matthew Carroll
as Andy
Tom Chadbon
as Anthony Findlater
Jane Bertish
as Carole Findlater
David Troughton
as Cliff Davis
Paul Mooney
as Clive Gunnell
Stratford Johns
as Morrie Conley
Joanne Whalley
as Christine
Susan Kyd
as Barbara
Lesley Manville
as Maryanne
Sallie Anne Field
as Claudette (as Sallie-Anne Field)
David Beale
as Man in Little Club
Martin Murphy
as Roy
Tracy-Louise Ward
as Girl with David Blakely
Michael Jenn
as Wilf
Alan Thompson
as Ralph
Nicholas McArdle
as Landlord (country pub)
Miki Iveria
as Landlady
Lizzie McKenzie
as Woman in Launderette
Ian Hurley
as 1st Policeman
Charles Cork
as 2nd Policeman
Patrick Field
as Builder
Colin Rix
as Landlord 'Magdala'
Tony Mathews
as Customer 'Magdala'
Charon Bourke
as Ballroom Singer
Elizabeth Newell
as Baby