
Movie · drama
Business as Usual
1987 · 1h 29m · PG
Ray checks whether this movie is for you and remembers what you’ve seen.
Start with RayWhere to watch Business as Usual
See which services have this movie in the US, with what audio and at what price.
A free account is all it takes.I already have an account
Is it worth watching? Business as Usual
Ray’s take
Is this movie for you? Ray answers after a short chat about what you like, and remembers what you’ve seen.
Reception
On other sites
6.5/102 votes
What is it about? Business as Usual
After seeing her husband fail in fighting a battle to keep his factory open, a manageress loses her job in a disagreement with the manager over sexual harassment of her staff. She accepts the advice of her father and joins his son, a left-wing organizer, and takes her plight to the union.
Genre: drama.
Cast and crew Business as Usual
AllCreators
- Directed byLezli-An Barrett
- ScreenplayLezli-An Barrett
- MusicPaul Weller
- CinematographyErnest Vincze
- EditingHenry Richardson
Full cast and crew37 cast members, 10 crew
Cast:
- Glenda Jackson · Babs Flynn
- John Thaw · Kieran Flynn
- Cathy Tyson · Josie Patterson
- Mark McGann · Stevie Flynn
- Eamon Boland · Barry
- James Hazeldine · Mark
- Buki Armstrong · Paula Douglas
- Stephen McGann · Terry Flynn
- Philip Foster · Tim Flynn
- Natalie Duffy · Rosa
- Jack Carr · Brian Lewis
- Mel Martin · Joan Sankey
- Michelle Byatt · Jude
- Robert Keegan · Doug
- Craig Charles · Eddie
- Christine Moore · Rummage
- Stephen Dillane · Dunlop (as Stephen Dillon)
- Lucy Sheen · Rowena Freeman
- Eithne Browne · Trisha Lane
- Roland Oliver · Solicitor
- Graham Callan · TV Producer
- John Flanagan · PC Whitcombe
- Christopher Quinn · Police Constable
- Kathy Jamieson · Policewoman
- Rachel Laurence · Policewoman
- Will Tacey · Desk Sergeant
- Barry Eaton · Lad
- Mark Reader · Lad
- Dean Williams · Lad
- Tom Pepper · Tennents Hall Comedian
- Sharon Power · Punk
- Ian Puleston-Davies · Workman
- Lesley Daine · 1st Shopper
- Margo Stanley · 2nd Shopper
- Cathy Williams · 3rd Shopper
- Joanne Ellis · Check-out Girl
- Simon Barratt · Aggressive Man
Crew:
- Lezli-An Barrett · Director
- Lezli-An Barrett · Writer
- Henry Richardson · Editor
- Hildegard Bechtler · Production Design
- Monica Howe · Costume Design
- Ernest Vincze · Director of Photography
- Sara Geater · Producer
- Yoram Globus · Executive Producer
- Menahem Golan · Executive Producer
- Paul Weller · Original Music Composer
Trailer Business as Usual
ENBusiness As Usual trailer (Cannon Films)February 14, 2011Movies like this Business as Usual
Details Business as Usual

- First theatrical release
- January 1, 1987
- Release in the US
- January 1, 1987
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Studios
- London-Cannon Films, Channel Four Films, Golan-Globus Productions
Frequently asked questions
How long is Business as Usual?
1h 29m (89 minutes).
Who’s in Business as Usual?
Glenda Jackson, John Thaw, Cathy Tyson, Mark McGann, Eamon Boland, James Hazeldine, Buki Armstrong, Stephen McGann, Philip Foster, and Natalie Duffy. Directed by Lezli-An Barrett.
Sources: TMDB (title data, images). As of November 14, 2026. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB. · Ta strona po polsku



















