United Kingdom / Mar 01, 1986 / PG
Mr. Stimpson ran his life and everyone else's by the clock. Then one day at 2:09 and 43 seconds... The clock decided to strike back.
1h 36min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
School headmaster Brian Stimpson is obsessed with timeliness, order, and discipline. Brian misses his train after meticulously preparing a speech for an education conference. With no one else to turn to, he asks young former student Laura Wisely for a ride. Laura, upset over a break-up, agrees to drive him in her parents' car - which alarms her mother and father, who worry that she has run away with a married man and subsequently alert the police.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Michael Aldridge | Prior |
| Sharon Maiden | Laura Wisely |
| Penny Leatherbarrow | Woman Teacher |
| Howard Lloyd-Lewis | Ted |
| Jonathan Bowater | Clint |
| Mark Bunting | Studious Boy |
| Robert Wilkinson | Streaker |
| John Bardon | Ticket Collector |
| Mark Burdis | Glen Scully |
| Nadia Sawalha | Mandy Kostakis |
| Dickie Arnold | Man at Station |
| Angus MacKay | First Class Passenger |
| Peter Needham | Porter |
| Peter Lorenzelli | Taxi Driver |
| Chip Sweeney | Paul Stimpson |
| Constance Chapman | Mrs. Wheel |
| Ann Way | Mrs. Way |
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| Ann-Marie Gwatkin | Petrol Station Cashier |
| Mohammed Ashiq | Manager |
| Pat Keen | Mrs. Wisely |
| Geoffrey Hutchings | Mr. Ted Wisely |
| Geoffrey Greenhill | Policeman with Mrs. Wheel |
| Richard Ridings | Policeman at Crash |
| Geoffrey Davion | Policeman at Crash |
| Charles Bartholomew | Man in Telephone Box |
| Sheila Keith | Pat's Mother |
| Christian Regan | Pat's Son |
| Alan Parnaby | Policeman at Telephone Box |
| Tony Haygarth | Ivan |
| Ronald Sowton | Monk |
| Alan Granton | Monk |
| Susan Field | Woman in Lane |
| Leslie Schofield | Policeman Arresting Pat |
| Mike Glynn | Policeman with Black Eye |
| Nicholas Le Prevost | Headmaster |
| Peter Cellier | Headmaster |
| David Conville | Headmaster |
| Patrick Godfrey | Headmaster |
| Rupert Massey | Headmaster |
| John Rowe | Headmaster |
| Philip Voss | Headmaster |
| Jeffry Wickham | Headmaster |
| Nick Stringer | Det. Sgt. George Rice |
| Graeme Green | Detective Constable |
| Sidney Livingstone | Porsche Driver |
| Michael Percival | Man in Wood |
| Peter Jonfield | Det. Insp. Laundryman |
| Brian Portsmouth | Detective Constable |
| Graeme Ford | Willy Black (uncredited) |
| Danny Lee | School Boy |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Clockwise |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment |
| Release date | 1 marzo 1986 |
| Executive producer | Nat Cohen, Verity Lambert |
| Production | Michael Codron |
| Writer | Michael Frayn |
| Editing | Peter Boyle |
| Cinematography | John Coquillon |
| Assistant directors | Christopher Morahan |
| Camera operators | John Coquillon |
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| Additional photography | John Coquillon |
| Music | George Fenton |
| Sound | George Fenton |
| Revenue | 1.476.356 € |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Ireland / May 16, 1986 / PG
Sweden / Jul 11, 1986 / Btl
United States / Oct 10, 1986 / PG
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Germany / Apr 07, 1988 / 12
Physical media
Sweden / Sep 23, 2024 / Btl / Blu-ray
TV
Sweden / Oct 09, 1989 / Btl / SVT
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