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Work Experience is a British film of genre Comedy with Lenny Henry
Work Experience (1989)
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Add to a movie listWork Experience is a 1989 British short comedy film directed by James Hendrie. It won an Academy Award in 1990 for Best Short Subject.
Actors
Lenny Henry
(Terence)
Kathy Burke
(Sally)
Susan Brown
(Mrs Percival)
Neil Pearson
(Greg)
Shelagh Fraser
(Lost Shopper)
John Normington
(Senior Floor Manager)
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