Wetherby (1985): Cast, Box Office & Plot
Wetherby is a 1985 mystery drama directed by David Hare, starring Vanessa Redgrave as Jean Travers, Tim McInnerny and Suzanna Hamilton. It runs 1 hour 42 minutes and earned $1.3 million worldwide.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 42m (102 min)
- Director
- David Hare
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Greenpoint Films
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Wetherby About?
The premise of Wetherby without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
In the small suburb of Wetherby, the sudden and inexplicable death of an enigmatic young man who has just arrived sparks a chain reaction, drawing out hidden desires and long‑suppressed tensions among the town’s residents, turning an otherwise ordinary community into a backdrop for violence and an unsolved mystery.
Wetherby Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female police officer
- changing clothes
- following someone
- watching someone
- v. redgrave and j. richardson
- being watched
- being followed
- reference to mahatma gandhi
- death
- british renaissance
- blood splatter
- shot through the mouth
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- airport
- lecture
- reference to sherlock holmes
- shakespearean quotation
- yorkshire england
- witness
- wine
- water leak in the ceiling
- watching tv
- waitress
- violence
- village of essex
- university
- unfaithfulness
- underwear
- typewriter
- twenty something
- train
- torn dress
- throwing a typewriter
- throat slit
- theater production
- theater director
- theater audience
- tea
- teacher student relationship
- suitcase
- suicide by gunshot
- street market
- stranger
- storytelling
- solitude
- solicitor
- soldier
- slow motion scene
- sleep
- sideshow
- sexism
Wetherby Cast & Characters
Vanessa Redgrave leads the cast as Jean Travers, with Tim McInnerny as John Morgan and Suzanna Hamilton as Karen Creasy. Directed by David Hare; 19 actors are credited in all.
- Director David Hare
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Vanessa Redgrave as Jean Travers -
Tim McInnerny as John Morgan - Suzanna Hamilton as Karen Creasy
- Stuart Wilson as Mike Langdon
Also Starring in Wetherby
· 15 more- Judi Dench Marcia Pilborough
- Katy Behean Marcia (Young)
- Robert Hines Jim Mortimer
- Ian Holm Stanley Pilborough
- Tom Wilkinson Roger Braithwaite
- Marjorie Yates Verity Braithwaite
- Penny Downie Chrissie
- Christopher Fulford Arthur
- Patrick Blackwell Derek (Chrissie's Husband)
- Alan Rickman TV Commentator (archival footage)
- Brenda Hall Landlady
- Joely Richardson Jean Travers (Young)
- Matthew Guinness Randall
- Diane Whitley Policewoman
- Stephanie Noblett Suzie Bannerman
More from David Hare
More films directed by David Hare: Beat the Devil, Salting the Battlefield, Turks & Caicos and Page Eight.
Wetherby Plot Summary
What happens in Wetherby from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Set in the town of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, the film centers on Jean Travers, Vanessa Redgrave, a middle-aged spinster schoolteacher. One evening, she invites married friends for a dinner party, only to have some terrible repressions and past traumas dredged up when guest John Morgan, Tim McInnerny, expresses his emotional pain. The strange young man arrives at Jean’s cottage the next morning with a gift of pheasants. While waiting for tea, he puts the barrel of a gun in his mouth and kills himself.
Full summary
The whole story of Wetherby, scene by scene
Wetherby Box Office
Wetherby grossed $1.3 million worldwide.
Worldwide gross
$1.3M
- US & Canada
- $1.3M
How Well Do You Know Wetherby?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
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- Question 10: not answered
Which actress portrays the spinster schoolteacher Jean Travers?
Cars in Wetherby
6 cars on screen, including the 1981 Ford Escort MkIII and the Land-Rover 109'' Series III.
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1981 Ford Escort MkIII Minor role -
Land-Rover 109'' Series III Minor role -
1984 Vauxhall Cavalier MkII Minor role -
Austin Metro Background role
Wetherby Also Known As
8 alternative titles, including “Il mistero di Wetherby” and “Un pasado en sombras”.
- Also known as
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- Il mistero di Wetherby
- Un pasado en sombras
- Wetherby - Die Gewalt vergessener Träume
- 陌生男子
- Sombras do Passado
- Městečko Wetherby
- 웨더바이
- Уэзерби
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Wetherby FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office and post-credit scenes of Wetherby, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Wetherby?
Wetherby runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
When was Wetherby released?
Wetherby was released on February 20, 1985.
Who directed Wetherby?
Wetherby was directed by David Hare.
More films by David Hare Who is in the cast of Wetherby?
Wetherby stars Vanessa Redgrave as Jean Travers, Tim McInnerny as John Morgan and Suzanna Hamilton as Karen Creasy, among 19 credited actors.
How much did Wetherby make at the box office?
Wetherby grossed $1.3 million worldwide.
Does Wetherby have a post-credit scene?
No. Wetherby has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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