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Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy. In an attempt to enhance her credibility as a psychic, Myra hatches an elaborate, ill-conceived plot to kidnap a wealthy couple's young daughter so that she can then help the police "find" the missing girl.

Original title: Seance on a Wet Afternoon

5

nominations

20%

winning rate

1

win

Academy Awards #37 - 1965

Award People Status
Best Actress in a Leading Role Kim Stanley

British Academy Film Awards #18 - 1965

Award People Status
Best Foreign Actress Kim Stanley
Best British Actor Richard Attenborough Winner
Best British Screenplay Bryan Forbes
Best British Cinematography (Black and White) Gerry Turpin