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"Screen One" Alive and Kicking (1991)



Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   41 votes
Director:
Writer:
Al Ashton (writer)
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TV Series:
Original Air Date:
13 October 1991 (Season 3, Episode 7)
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Plot:
Stevie "Smudger" Smith and his wife Marie are both addicted to drugs; he's also a dealer. The day he 'deals with' another dealer... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)
Lenny Henry ... Stevie 'Smudger' Smith

Robbie Coltrane ... Liam Kane
Annabelle Apsion ... Marie
Geff Francis ... Barry Serradilla
Jillie Meers ... Midwife

Fintan McKeown ... Doctor

Jane Horrocks ... Gail
Beresford Le Roy ... Leroy

Hakeem Kae-Kazim ... Jerome
Cecilia Marquis ... Jenny
Mark Anthony Newman ... Dexter
Imogen Boorman ... Hayley Forbes-Clinton
Faith Tingle ... Shirley
Ewen Cummins ... Clyde
Cal Macaninch ... Axle
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Runtime:
95 min
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6 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
Lenny Henry being serious!, 14 March 2005
8/10
Author: grantndownie from United Kingdom

I watched this film the one and only occasion, that i am aware of, that it was shown on TV in good old blighty. It stars Lenny Henry as a dislikable drug dealer and addict who has only two interests in life. Firstly to make money and secondly to maintain his habit. Robbie Coltrane is excellent in support as the tough social worker who tries to get him clean and and leave his heroine related past behind. I have to admit it was strange seeing Lennie Henry a well known comedian in such a gritty role but he strangely revealed in it and as the plot developed his character began to become more and more human under his social workers help. Furthermore they a kind of friendship develops as they avoid certain scraps together. A good social study of early 90's Britain.

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