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Keep the Aspidistra Flying
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Directed by
Robert Bierman 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
George Orwell  novel
Alan Plater  screenplay

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Richard E. Grant ... Gordon Comstock

Helena Bonham Carter ... Rosemary

Julian Wadham ... Ravelston

Jim Carter ... Erskine

Harriet Walter ... Julia Comstock
Lesley Vickerage ... Hermione
Barbara Leigh-Hunt ... Mrs. Wisbeach (as Barbara Leigh Hunt)
Liz Smith ... Mrs. Meakin
John Clegg ... McKechnie
Bill Wallis ... Mr. Cheeseman
Lill Roughley ... Mrs. Trilling
Dorothea Alexander ... Old Woman
Peter Stockbridge ... Old Man
Grant Parsons ... Beautiful Young Man
Malcolm Sinclair ... Paul Doring
Derek Smee ... Lecturer

Ben Miles ... Ravenscroft Waiter
Richard Dixon ... Head Waiter
Eve Ferret ... Barmaid

Roger Morlidge ... Policeman
Roland Oliver ... Magistrate Croom
Roger Frost ... Orton the Undertaker
Dorothy Atkinson ... Dora
Harri Alexander ... Barbara

Lucy Speed ... Factory Girl
Joan Blackham ... Librarian
Roy Evans ... Cabby
Maggie McCarthy ... Customer
Lone Vidahl ... Girl at Modigliani's
Steven Crossley ... Man at Club
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Produced by
Robert Bierman .... executive producer
Sara Giles .... associate producer
Joyce Herlihy .... associate producer
Peter Shaw .... producer
John Wolstenholme .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Mike Batt 
 
Cinematography by
Giles Nuttgens (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Bill Wright 
 
Casting by
Michelle Guish 
 
Production Design by
Sarah Greenwood 
 
Art Direction by
Philip Robinson 
 
Costume Design by
James Keast 
 
Makeup Department
Diane Chenery-Wickens .... hair stylist (as Diane Wickens)
Diane Chenery-Wickens .... makeup artist (as Diane Wickens)
Sarah Grispo .... hair stylist
Sarah Grispo .... makeup artist
Marilyn MacDonald .... chief hair stylist (as Marilyn Macdonald)
Marilyn MacDonald .... key makeup artist (as Marilyn Macdonald)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Connie Boylan .... third assistant director
Richard Hewitt .... first assistant director
Toby Sherborne .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Dave Allen .... construction manager
Lindsay Brunnock .... assistant art director (as Lindsey Bronnock)
Perry Crosby .... painter
Paul Emerson .... property master
Gerry Graham .... stand-by painter
Rick Hamilton-Barret .... dressing propman (as Rick Hamilton-Barritt)
Matthew Lawrence .... art department trainee
Pete Lennox .... chargehand carpenter
Alan McLaughlin .... stand-by stagehand
Andy Mortimer .... dressing propman
Sara Partis .... art department assistant
Joe Sheehan .... stand-by carpenter
Lance Smith .... painter
Katie Spencer .... production buyer
Tony Statham .... signs and graphics (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Richard Coles .... boom operator
Paul Conway .... dubbing editor
Paul Hamblin .... dubbing mixer
Catherine Hodgson .... dubbing editor
Leslie Hodgson .... dubbing editor
Patrick Quirke .... sound recordist
Andre Schmidt .... dubbing editor
Joanna Tam .... sound trainee
 
Stunts
Terry Forrestal .... stunt arranger
Vincent Keane .... stunts
Rocky Taylor .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Roy Elston .... rigger
Steve Foster .... gaffer
Ian Jackson .... camera operator
Ed Jones .... clapper loader
Pat Killeen .... stand-by rigger (as Pat Kileen)
Mark Milsome .... camera focus
Ken Owen .... best boy (as Kenny Owen)
Roberta Parkin .... still photographer
Colin Powton .... best boy
Danny Smith .... camera trainee
David Smith .... gaffer
Malcolm Smith .... camera grip
Laurence Edwards .... crane technician (uncredited)
Alan Grayley .... electrician (uncredited)
Stuart Howell .... Steadicam operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Julia Gale .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheila Cullen .... wardrobe mistress
Michael Johnson .... wardrobe master
Lucy Sampson .... wardrobe trainee
 
Editorial Department
Adam Edsall .... second assistant editor
Kerry Kohler .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Mike Batt .... conductor
Mike Batt .... music producer
Mike Batt .... music supervisor
Mike Batt .... orchestrator
John Zaradin .... music copyist
 
Transportation Department
Brian Baverstock .... unit driver (as Bryan Baverstock)
Neil Birdsall .... facility/truck driver
Frank Brown .... unit driver
Keith Horsley .... unit driver
Dermot Leybourne .... facility/truck driver
Roy Osborn .... facility/truck driver
Bill Stevenson .... facility/truck driver
Andy Thomson .... driver: camera truck
John Tiny Topping .... facility/truck driver
 
Other crew
Laurence Brown .... legal services
Pete Daly .... unit publicist
Max De Nett .... stand-in propman
Lorraine Fennell .... production coordinator
Barry Howard-Clark .... stand-in propman (as Barry Howard-Clarke)
Diana Lander .... unit nurse
Steve Masters .... title designer
Peter Matthews .... laboratory liaison
Dennis Michael .... unit publicist
Ali Moshref .... assistant accountant
Richard Philipps .... legal services
Emma Pill .... assistant location manager
Colin Plenty .... location manager
Albert G. Ruben .... insurance consultant
John Sargent .... production accountant
Daniel Shepherd .... floor runner
Luke Stevenson .... production runner
Elizabeth West .... script supervisor (as Liz West)
Steve Dent .... horse supplier (uncredited)
Cyril Megret .... production financing (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Francesca Barra .... thanks
Jenne Casarotto .... thanks
Joan Elford .... thanks
Mark Hamilton .... thanks
 
Crew believed to be complete


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