Our Winnie

Story

Synopsis

Winnie is a mentally handicapped woman who lives with her elderly mother (Cora) and aunt (Ida). They visit the cemetery where Winnie’s father is buried. Also in the cemetery are two art students, one of whom (Liz) asks if she can take a photograph of the three women. She takes it while they are not prepared, making them look ridiculous (Cora is putting her make-up on, Winnie is staring at the camera with her mouth open). Cora is angry, and Liz takes another of them properly posed. But she enters the first photograph for a competition, where it wins a prize

Director

Malcolm Mowbray

Writers

Alan Bennett

Language

English

Release date

12 November 1982

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Elizabeth Spriggs

  Cora

• 

  Constance Chapman

  Ida

• 

  Sheila Kelley

  Winnie

• Max Hafler

  First Attendant

• 

  Jim Broadbent

  Second Attendant

• 

  Lesley Manville

  Liz

• 

  Jimmy Yuill

  Charles

• 

  Avril Elgar

  Ivy

• Peter Lorenzelli

  Eric

• 

  Veronica Roberts

  Interviewer

• Jackie Shinn

  Undertaker