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Status
Released
Release
1983
Runtime
1h 23m
BFI Player Amazon ChannelInfluential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.
46 Cast Members
Elvis Payne
Winston
Mark Wingett
Eddie
Kathryn Apanowicz
Beryl
Jason Rose
Mac
Allister Bain
Winston's Father
David Ryall
Mister Jack
Michèle Winstanley
Anne
Catherine Rabett
Madeline
Mona Hammond
Winston's Mother
Paola Dionisotti
Eddie's Mother
Mike Horsburgh
Eddie's Father
Christine Kimberley
Benefits Clerk
Howard Lew Lewis
Man in Toilets
Pete Postlethwaite
Winston's Boss
Sheila Grant
Aunt May
Johnny Mulcahy
Eddie's Friend
Shay Gorman
Trade Union Official
Alex Blythe
Trade Union Official
Jules Mannheim
Trade Union Official
Roger Monk
Trade Union Official
