Business as Usual (film)

Business as Usual
Business as Usual
Directed by	Lezli-An Barrett
Written by	Lezli-An Barrett; Audrey White
Produced by	Sara Geater; Colin McKeown
Starring	Glenda Jackson ; John Thaw ; Cathy Tyson
Cinematography	Ernest Vincze
Edited by	Henry Richardson
Music by	The Style Council
Distributed by	Cannon Film Distributors (USA)
Release dates	April 18, 1988(UK); October 21, 1988(United States);
Running time	89 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; United States
Language	English

Last updated August 06, 2025

Business as Usual is a 1988 drama film written and directed by Lezli-An Barrett. It stars Glenda Jackson and John Thaw. The story is based on the real-life case of Audrey White, a manager at a chain of Lady at Lord John boutiques who was fired from her job after complaining about sexual harassment.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

Babs Flynn is the manager of a Liverpool boutique. When she accuses the regional manager of sexual harassment, she is sacked. Flynn then mounts a public campaign to get her job back.

Cast

Glenda Jackson as Babs Flynn
John Thaw as Kieran Flynn
Cathy Tyson as Josie Patterson
Eamon Boland as Mr. Barry
James Hazeldine as Mark
Mark McGann as Stevie Flynn
Craig Charles as Eddie

Awards

Business as Usual won the Grand Prix at the 1988 Créteil International Women's Film Festival.^[4]

References

↑ Erickson, Hal. "Plot Synopsis". AllMovie . Retrieved 25 January 2008.
↑ "Business As Usual Movie Review". Time Out . Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2008.
↑ "Audrey White". Trades Union Congress. 4 January 2018.
↑ Jackson, Louise (9 March 2022). "IWD2022: Business as Usual? Using film to challenge sexual harassment in the 1980s". Gender Equalities at Work. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

External links

Business as Usual at IMDb

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[1] Erickson, Hal. "Plot Synopsis". AllMovie . Retrieved 25 January 2008.

[2] "Business As Usual Movie Review". Time Out . Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2008.

[3] "Audrey White". Trades Union Congress. 4 January 2018.

[4] Jackson, Louise (9 March 2022). "IWD2022: Business as Usual? Using film to challenge sexual harassment in the 1980s". Gender Equalities at Work. Retrieved 1 October 2023.

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