
Absent Friends
1985, English. Directed by Michael Simpson.
Adaptation of the play by Alan Ayckbourn.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 29 September 1985
- Written by
- Alan Ayckbourn
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Absent Friends runs 87 minutes (1h 27m).
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Absent Friends isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 September 1985. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Absent Friends?
Absent Friends (1985) was directed by Michael Simpson and stars Hywel Bennett, Tom Courtenay, Dinsdale Landen.