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 | Michael Zimbrich | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Adam Walton | Third Assistant Director |
| Camera | David Morgan | Focus Puller |
| Lighting | Dominic Seal | Electrician |
| Camera | Jonathan Earp | Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Lee Cleary | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | John Spottiswood | Scenic Artist |
| Art | Jeanne Vertigan | Property Buyer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patrick Wheatley | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Sound | Katrina Sheldon | Dialogue Editor |
| Lighting | Martin Duncan | Genetator Operator |
| Editing | Annabel Ware | First Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Penny Eyles | Script Supervisor |
| Art | Ray Perry Sr. | Property Master |
| Art | Ray Barrett | Construction Manager |
| Art | Julie Sheppard | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Judi Lee-Headman | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Britt Harrison | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Simon Hayter | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Peter Maxwell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Rosie Straker | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Malcolm Davies | Gaffer |
| Camera | Sarah Quill | Still Photographer |
| Production | Deborah Harding | Production Secretary |
| Crew | Simon Moseley | Floor Runner |
| Crew | Joanna Campling | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Lorraine Goodman | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Joan Washington | Dialogue Coach |
| Writing | John Lahr | Book |
| Writing | Alan Bennett | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Owen | Wig Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elaine Carew | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Andrew Brown | Producer |
| Production | Zakaria Alaoui | Production Manager |
| Art | Philip Elton | Art Direction |
| Sound | Brian Trenerry | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stanley Myers | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bob Ringwood | Costume Design |
| Art | Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Harrison | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Production | Debbie McWilliams | Casting |
| Production | Ann Wingate | Production Manager |
| Editing | Mick Audsley | Editor |
| Sound | Tony Jackson | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Oliver Neville | Thanks |