Tijdens zijn tienerjaren raakt Joe Orton bevriend met de oudere Kenneth Halliwell. Ze beginnen een relatie. Zowel Orton als Halliwell proberen het te maken als toneelschrijver. Alleen Orton is succesvol en dat heeft grote consequenties.
Nee, helaas is Prick Up Your Ears nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Stephen Frears | Director |
| Directing | Lee Cleary | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Michael Zimbrich | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Adam Walton | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Ray Barrett | Construction Manager |
| Art | Ray Perry Sr. | Property Master |
| Art | Julie Sheppard | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | John Spottiswood | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Jeanne Vertigan | Property Buyer |
| Sound | Simon Hayter | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Judi Lee-Headman | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Peter Maxwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Katrina Sheldon | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Rosie Straker | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Malcolm Davies | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Martin Duncan | Genetator Operator |
| Camera | Jonathan Earp | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Britt Harrison | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David Morgan | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Sarah Quill | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Dominic Seal | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrick Wheatley | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Annabel Ware | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Penny Eyles | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Joanna Campling | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Lorraine Goodman | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Deborah Harding | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Simon Moseley | Floor Runner |
| Crew | Joan Washington | Dialogue Coach |
| Writing | John Lahr | Book |
| Writing | Alan Bennett | Screenplay |
| Production | Andrew Brown | Producer |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Art | Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski | Production Design |
| Art | Philip Elton | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Ringwood | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Carew | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Harrison | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Owen | Wig Designer |
| Production | Zakaria Alaoui | Production Manager |
| Production | Ann Wingate | Production Manager |
| Sound | Tony Jackson | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Brian Trenerry | Sound Editor |
