Beverly and Laurence are entertaining their new neighbours, Angela and Tony as well as Sue, whose teenage daughter, Abigail, is having a party. Over drinks and small talk, class differences and relationship difficulties emerge.
Abigail's Party (1977) is a comedy, drama and tv movie film directed by Mike Leigh, released on November 1, 1977 with a runtime of 1h 47m. It stars Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski and John Salthouse. Viewers rate it 7.4 out of 10 across 46 ratings.
Alison Steadman
as Beverley
Tim Stern
as Laurence
Janine Duvitski
as Angela
John Salthouse
as Tony
Harriet Reynolds
as Susan
Directed by Mike Leigh, written by Mike Leigh, produced by Margaret Matheson.
Average viewer score of 7.4/10 from 46 ratings.
Alison Steadman is outstanding in this BBC "Play for Today" self-adaptation of Mike Leigh's play as the really quite hateful "Beverley' who gathers a few of her friends around for drinks and canapés only to have the evening slowly degenerate into an alcohol infused angry, bitter observation of snobbery and middle class anachronisms. The tensions rise - accompanied by the increasingly intrusive and irritating racket…
Reviewed on March 27, 2022
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Abigail's Party (1977) is available to stream on Britbox Apple TV channel and Criterion Channel. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Abigail's Party (1977) includes Alison Steadman, Tim Stern, Janine Duvitski, John Salthouse and Harriet Reynolds. The film was directed by Mike Leigh. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Abigail's Party was released on November 1, 1977 and runs for 1h 47m.
Abigail's Party (1977) holds an average rating of 7.4 out of 10 from 46 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and tv movie films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
