Under the Skin

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"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.

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Production Details

Languages: English

Director: Tony Smith

Starring Cast: Frances Tomelty, Michael J. Jackson, Jacqueline Tong, George Costigan, Bill Nighy, Barbara Rosenblat

Cast

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

Della Finch

Janice

Graham Weston

First worker

Ian MacFarlane

Second worker

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