Secret Friends
1991, English. Directed by Dennis Potter.
During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 21 June 1991
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Dennis Potter
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Secret Friends runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
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Secret Friends isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 June 1991. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Secret Friends?
Secret Friends (1991) was directed by Dennis Potter and stars Alan Bates, Gina Bellman, Frances Barber.