A Taste of Honey
"We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us."
7.1100m1961
Drama
Synopsis
While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
Production Details
Release DateOct 1, 1961
DirectorTony Richardson
WritersShelagh Delaney, Shelagh Delaney, Tony Richardson
Principal Cast
Rita Tushingham
Jo
Murray Melvin
Geoffrey Ingham
Paul Danquah
Jimmy
Dora Bryan
Helen
Robert Stephens
Peter Smith
Michael Bilton
Landlord
Rosalie Williams
Nurse
Peter Sallis
Man (uncredited)
