Determined to gatecrash her ex-lover's funeral on glamorous French hideaway Île de Ré, former Hollywood siren Helen escapes her London retirement home with help of repressed English housewife Priscilla and they hit the road together in a race to get to the funeral on time.
Joan Collins
as Helen
Pauline Collins
as Priscilla
Franco Nero
as Alberto
Ronald Pickup
as Frank
Sian Reeves
as Sarah
Joely Richardson
as Lucy
Allene Quincy
as Ileana
Richard Syms
as Reg
Martin Arrowsmith
as Carer
Wayne Cater
as Coach Driver
Tom Mulheron
as Eric
Matilda Shapland
as Eleanor
