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Status
Released
Release
1996
Runtime
1h 33m
Robert Askew goes to Blackpool to prepare an extraordinary end to his extra ordinary life. But this is no ordinary weekend and a succession of magical events conspire to turn a journey of despair into a voyage of discovery.
24 Cast Members
Bruce Jones
Robert 'Bob' Askew
Charlotte Jones
Angela
Ricky Tomlinson
Jack
Brian Glover
The Boss
Anna Jaskolka
Brenda Askew
Billy Boden
Ste
Stacey Heywood
Kimberley
Mark Goodier
Gary Best (voice)
James Chambers
Albert Broadbent / Heist Gang Member #3 (voice)
Samia Longchambon
Kimberley's friend
Alan Hulse
Des
Mandy Hestor
Sheila
Seamus O'Neill
Colin
Michelle Myers
Kirsty
Tommy Eytle
Frances
Margo Stanley
Guardian Angel
Suzanne Hall
Hotel Receptionist
Paul Greenwood
Organist
Amer Nazir
Waiter
Peter McNeil O'Connor
Doug