Movie

A Taste of Honey

“We don’t ask for life. We have it thrust upon us.”

★ 7.1(116)19611h 40m

A Taste of Honey is available to rent or buy on Apple TV Store in Ireland. It isn't on a subscription streaming service there yet. Availability checked 24 July 2026.

Where to watch A Taste of Honey

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Good to know

Director: Tony Richardson
Release date: 1961-10-01
Runtime: 1h 40m
Language: English
Budget: $153,814
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom
Studio: Woodfall Film Productions

A Taste of Honey — trailer

About A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey is a 1961 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Tony Richardson, starring Rita Tushingham, Murray Melvin and Paul Danquah. It has a runtime of 1 hour 40 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.1/10 from 116 viewers. Below you can see where to watch A Taste of Honey in Ireland — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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.

Cast

Rita Tushingham

Murray Melvin

Geoffrey Ingham

Paul Danquah

Jimmy

Dora Bryan

Helen

Robert Stephens

Peter Smith

Michael Bilton

Landlord

Eunice Black

Schoolteacher

David Boliver

Bert

Margo Cunningham

Landlady

Rosalie Williams

Nurse

Veronica Howard

Gladys

Moira Kaye

Doris

Themes & keywords

friendshipsingle parentparent child relationshipbased on play or musicalfamily relationshipscoming of ageinterracial relationshipworking classsingle motherteenage pregnancykitchen sink realismfree cinemabritish new waveindependent filmdepressing