An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982): Cast & Plot
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is a 1982 drama thriller directed by Chris Petit, starring Pippa Guard as Cordelia Gray, Alex Guard and Paul Freeman. It runs 1 hour 34 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 34m (94 min)
- Director
- Chris Petit
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Boyd's Company
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is An Unsuitable Job for a Woman About?
The premise of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
After her employer—an aging private detective—takes his own life and bequeaths his agency to her, Cordelia Gray is hired to look into the alleged suicide of his son. As she follows the case, she grows fixated on the young man’s memory, uncovering layers of intrigue that suggest his death was far from accidental. Corruption lurks.
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Themes & Keywords
· 36 tags- private investigation
- private investigator
- adaption
- loose adaption
- murder investigation
- suicide investigation
- suspicious death
- suspicion
- young
- man
- well
- suicide
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- investigation
- detective
- death
- choking oneself
- thrown down a well
- female protagonist
- twenty something
- tape recording
- suspect
- shamus
- private eye
- murder
- hanging
- gun
- gumshoe
- female detective
- cross dressing
- country house
- blood
- accident
- accidental death
- death of son
- based on novel
- independent film
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Cast & Characters
Pippa Guard leads the cast as Cordelia Gray, with Alex Guard as Mark Callendar and Paul Freeman as James Callendar. Directed by Chris Petit; 12 actors are credited in all.
- Director Chris Petit
- Pippa Guard as Cordelia Gray
- Alex Guard as Mark Callendar
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Paul Freeman as James Callendar -
Billie Whitelaw as Elizabeth Leaming
Also Starring in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
· 8 more- Elizabeth Spriggs Miss Markland
- Dominic Guard Andrew Lunn
- Dawn Archibald Isobel
- James Gilbey Boy
- David Horovitch Sergeant Maskell
- Margaret Wade Secretary
- Bernadette Shortt Temp
- Kelda Holmes Girl
More from Chris Petit
More films directed by Chris Petit: D is for Distance, Unrequited Love, Negative Space and The Cardinal and the Corpse.
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Plot Summary
What happens in An Unsuitable Job for a Woman from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Cordelia Gray, Pippa Guard, inherits a private detective agency after her former boss Bernie Pryde dies and leaves her the business, and she takes on a high-profile case: the suicide of Mark Callendar, Alex Guard, a gifted university student from a powerful family who abruptly abandons his studies, moves to a remote cottage, and takes work as a gardener and handyman before hanging himself.
The assignment comes from Mark’s father, James Callendar, Paul Freeman, a prominent real estate developer, and his aloof assistant Elizabeth Leaming, Billie Whitelaw. Cordelia first visits the cottage where Mark died and speaks with Miss Markland, Elizabeth Spriggs, the property owner who found the body.
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Also Known As
4 alternative titles, including “Неподходящая работа для женщины” and “여탐정 코델리아”.
- Also known as
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- Неподходящая работа для женщины
- 여탐정 코델리아
- 一份不适合女人的工作
- Un trabajo no apropiado para mujeres
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, each answered in a sentence.
How long is An Unsuitable Job for a Woman?
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman runs 1 hour 34 minutes (94 minutes).
When was An Unsuitable Job for a Woman released?
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman was released on February 16, 1982.
Who directed An Unsuitable Job for a Woman?
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman was directed by Chris Petit.
More films by Chris Petit Who is in the cast of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman?
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman stars Pippa Guard as Cordelia Gray, Alex Guard as Mark Callendar and Paul Freeman as James Callendar, among 12 credited actors.
Does An Unsuitable Job for a Woman have a post-credit scene?
No. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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