A group of friends buy a racehorse to safeguard them in the event that they lose their jobs amidst the turbulence in 1980s Britain.
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Cast
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Jenny Agutter | ... |
Shirley Baxter
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Tom Davis | ... |
Gutsy George
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Vincent Regan | ... |
Jago
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Bob Hoskins | ... |
Percy 'Smudge' Smith
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Phil Davis | ... |
Threads
(as Philip Davis)
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Rita Tushingham | ... |
Martha
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Kate Magowan | ... |
Natalie Cheam
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Emily Atack | ... |
Katie
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Joe Sims | ... |
Lifeguard
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Montserrat Lombard | ... |
Becka
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Dudley Sutton | ... |
Alfie Hobnails
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Perry Benson | ... |
Sefton Wallace
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Terry Stone | ... |
Johnny Gossamer
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Adam Deacon | ... |
Sam The Soleman
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Rupert Holliday-Evans | ... |
Vicar
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Calum MacNab | ... |
Mark 'Bax' Baxter
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Linal Haft | ... |
Ted
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Jason Maza | ... |
Mickey
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Ali Cook | ... |
Stevie
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Brian Croucher | ... |
Phil
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Rebecca Ferdinando | ... |
Cheryl
(as Rebecca Walsh)
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Linda Robson | ... |
Lil
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Fredi 'Kruga' Nwaka | ... |
Doorman / Bouncer
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Richard Blackwood | ... |
Linton
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Tom White | ... |
Blanco Hack
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Sacha Bennett | ... |
Charlie
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Mark Harris | ... |
Harry 'The Horse' Fenton
(as Mark Cooper Harris)
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Billy Kennedy | ... |
Young Bax
(as Billie Kennedy)
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Lucy Drive | ... |
Erica
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Martyn Mayger | ... |
Racecourse Worker
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Johnny Palmiero | ... |
George
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Pamela Betsy Cooper | ... |
Racegoer
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Glenn Webster | ... |
Race Meeting Participant
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Mick Ward | ... |
Wavy Davy
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Alex Kaye-Besley | ... |
History Teacher
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Lottie Lewis | ... |
Louise
(as Charlotte Lewis)
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Mohammed Ali | ... |
Race Course Visitor
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Jay Sutherland | ... |
Maths Teacher
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Ruby Bennett | ... |
Elisabeth
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Duncan Meadows | ... |
The Yob
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Rakesh Jhalli | ... |
Pub Goer
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Muj Shah | ... |
Sheikh Ali Kharma
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Glen Carroll | ... |
Holmesian Hack
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Matthew James Edge | ... |
Bookies Towt / Racegoer
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Katharine Ingle | ... |
Stablehand
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Michael Coleman | ... |
Groper
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Michael Barber | ... |
Moxie
(as Mick Barber)
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Marina Fiorato | ... |
District Nurse Mandy
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Nick Donald | ... |
Bookie
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Mike Cattermole | ... |
Race Commentator
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Nigel Winder | ... |
Ernie
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Conrad Bennett | ... |
Cameron
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Mark Baxter | ... |
On-Course Bookie
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Paul Murphy | ... |
Horse Trainer #2
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Mark Humphreys | ... |
Brawler in the Strip club
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Tony Wilton | ... |
Nightclub Brawler
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Carolyn Jordan | ... |
Val
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Lucie Eloise | ... |
Gold Digger
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Bruno Camuti | ... |
Strip Club Member
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Jeremy J J Webb | ... |
Race Punter
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Chris Cusick | ... |
Racegoer
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Ian Emanuel Driving | ... |
Mike
(as Ian Driving)
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Tekan Lee | ... |
Dark haired girl in pub
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Sunny Mann | ... |
Racegoer
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Kevin Wenman | ... |
The Copper
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Emily Jayne Bath | ... |
Blonde (uncredited)
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Jason Catlin | ... |
(uncredited)
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Joseph Cinko | ... |
Horse Owner (uncredited)
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Adams-Junior Dauda | ... |
Rioter (uncredited)
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Gemma Garvin | ... |
Girl in pub (uncredited)
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Matthew David Hearn | ... |
(uncredited)
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Ethan Keaton | ... |
Rioter (uncredited)
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Tim Lawes | ... |
Wapping picket-line rioter (uncredited)
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Keith Milner | ... |
(uncredited)
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Anna Ray | ... |
(uncredited)
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Juley Ross | ... |
Racegoer (uncredited)
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Andy Sanderson | ... |
Fighting Punter (uncredited)
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Luke Sanderson | ... |
(uncredited)
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Vojislav Scelovic | ... |
(uncredited)
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James Thomas Scott | ... |
(uncredited)
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Martin Webbe | ... |
Racegoer (uncredited)
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Kelvin Wise | ... |
(uncredited)
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Directed by
Sacha Bennett |
Written by
Mark Baxter | ... | (original story) |
Sacha Bennett | ... | () |
Paolo Hewitt | ... | (story) |
Nigel Smith | ... | () |
Produced by
Janet Lorimer Bate | ... | executive producer |
Carolyn Bennett | ... | producer |
Bob Benton | ... | executive producer |
Terry Byrne | ... | executive producer |
Kevin Cash | ... | executive producer |
Ali Cook | ... | executive producer |
Mike Diamond | ... | executive producer |
Jane Hooks | ... | co-producer |
Martin Hughes | ... | executive producer |
Tony Humphreys | ... | producer |
Tony Jimenez | ... | executive producer |
Lord Kirkham | ... | executive producer |
Graeme Muir | ... | executive producer |
Ajay Parkash | ... | executive producer |
Ata Shobeiry | ... | executive producer |
Nick Simunek | ... | executive producer |
Terry Stone | ... | producer |
Music by
Greg Hatwell |
Cinematography by
Nic Lawson |
Editing by
Kate Evans |
Editorial Department
Tom Balkwill | ... | on-line editor |
Gareth Bishop | ... | assistant on-line editor |
Guy Ducker | ... | assistant editor |
Patrick Fischer | ... | post-production consultant |
Sarah Hughes | ... | negative checker |
Adam Inglis | ... | colorist |
Hannah Megan Lane | ... | post-production assistant |
Jason Rayton | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Beth Charkham |
Production Design by
Matthew Button |
Art Direction by
Daniela Faggio |
Set Decoration by
Clare Keyte | ||
Alice Norris |
Costume Design by
Hayley Nebauer |
Makeup Department
Lorraine Hill | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
Stacey Louise Holman | ... | makeup dailies |
Hayley Liu | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Sarah Nuth | ... | hair and make up artist |
Mariella Spoto | ... | makeup supervisor |
Nadia Stacey | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Nick Clark | ... | unit manager |
Polly Duval | ... | post-production supervisor |
Samantha Waite | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Glen Carroll | ... | crowd assistant director |
Alex Kaye-Besley | ... | third assistant director |
Tom Fenwick Smith | ... | base runner |
Mick Ward | ... | first assistant director |
Tom White | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Alex Abelman | ... | carpenter |
Peter Arnold | ... | carpenter |
Joshua Baker | ... | art photographer |
Hannah Boyton | ... | scenic artist |
Cathy Featherstone | ... | production buyer |
Luke Gledsdale | ... | assistant art director |
Neil Jenkins | ... | standby art director |
Mark Keene | ... | construction coordinator |
Melanie Light | ... | assistant scenic artist |
Nigel Lovett | ... | construction assistant |
Adam McCreight | ... | property master |
George Mizen | ... | art department co-ordinator |
Francesca Peschier | ... | art department assistant |
Marius Pogaceanu | ... | lead props |
Mark Stevenson-Ellis | ... | production buyer |
Alexandra Toomey | ... | graphic designer |
Leanne Watkins | ... | prop assistant |
Sound Department
Ed Brookes | ... | boom operator |
Louise Brown | ... | assistant foley editor |
Ed Coltman | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
Naomi Dandridge | ... | adr mixer |
Malcolm Davies | ... | production sound mixer |
Richard Fordham | ... | dialogue editor |
Jack Gillies | ... | sound effects editor |
Lee Grainge | ... | location crowd recordist |
Craig Irving | ... | re-recording mixer |
Alex Joseph | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound designer |
Richard Kondal | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising dialogue editor |
Lee Sharp | ... | playback engineer |
Lionel Strutt | ... | adr coordinator |
Simon Trundle | ... | foley mixer |
Ian Waggott | ... | foley artist |
Jason Woods | ... | second unit: sound recordist |
Special Effects by
Scott MacIntyre | ... | special effects supervisor (as Scott McIntyre) |
Visual Effects by
Mike Morrison | ... | digital intermediate supervisor |
Stunts
Gary Arthurs | ... | stunt performer |
Tony Christian | ... | stunt performer |
Abbi Collins | ... | stunt coordinator |
Shane Steyn | ... | stunt performer |
Ethan Keaton | ... | Fight Scene in Riot (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew Challenger | ... | electrician |
Sarah Gardiner | ... | focus puller: b camera |
Ian Glenister | ... | gaffer |
Charlotte Hadden | ... | still photographer |
Jamie Harcourt | ... | camera operator |
Gabriel Hyman | ... | focus puller: b camera |
Lee Patten | ... | grip assistant |
Micky Patten | ... | grip |
David Pearce | ... | camera trainee dailies |
Felix Pickles | ... | second assistant camera |
Suzanne Sanders | ... | best boy |
William Sheffield | ... | electrician |
Erin Stevens | ... | focus puller |
Casting Department
Emma Grace | ... | casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beth Allen | ... | costume administrator |
Lindsey Archer | ... | costume assistant |
Tania Chant | ... | costume supervisor |
Libby Guy-Silva | ... | costume stand-by (as Libby Guy) |
Emily Newby | ... | principal standby |
Alice Speak | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
James Khouri | ... | location manager |
David Taylor | ... | location scout |
Music Department
Adam and the Ants | ... | musician |
Culture Club | ... | musician |
Dexys Midnight Runners | ... | musician |
Neel Dhorajiwala | ... | music editor |
Martin Fry | ... | musician |
Haircut 100 | ... | musician |
Nick Heyward | ... | musician |
The Human League | ... | musician |
Prefab Sprout | ... | musician |
Paul Weller | ... | musician |
Script and Continuity Department
Natalie Sloan | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Kevin Collyer | ... | facilities driver |
Tony Cosh | ... | facilities driver |
Mark Dilliway | ... | unit driver |
Reza Eftekhari | ... | unit driver |
Dave Harris | ... | unit driver |
Simon Jones | ... | facilities & transport captain |
David O'Donoghue | ... | unit driver |
Kevin O'Keeffe | ... | unit driver |
John Ott Jr. | ... | driver: camera truck |
Chris Uren | ... | unit driver |
Dave Williams | ... | transport facilities department |
Additional Crew
Mark Birmingham | ... | location accountant |
Laurence Brown | ... | legal services |
Rebecca Collis | ... | production assistant |
Charles Curran | ... | floor runner |
Wayne Docksey | ... | animal consultant |
John Gibbs | ... | unit medic |
Henry Jay Gordon | ... | epk director (as Henry Gordon) |
Amanda Hewson | ... | assistant to producer |
David Johnstone | ... | insurance services: Media Insurance Brokers |
Emma Mallett | ... | production coordinator |
Barry May-Leybourne | ... | health & safety advisor |
Alex Molden | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Paul Murphy | ... | horse wrangler |
Andrew Samuels | ... | production runner |
Sarah Townsend | ... | runner: work experience |
Richard Turner | ... | production accountant |
Essa Zahir | ... | adr voice |
Thanks
Henry Rogers | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Inception Media Group (2015) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Creativity Media (post-production)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (digital marketing asset management)
- Dirty Looks (post-production facilities)
- Eurosafety (DDA Fire) (fire and safety)
- Fatts (post production script services)
- Panalux (lighting equipment by)
- Procam Take 2 (camera equipment provided by)
- Salon (Avid HD editing equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Set against the turbulent mid 1980s of money, privatization, unions and dramatic media evolution: A life-long group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around. Written by Sacha Bennett |
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Box Office
Budget | $7,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Bob Hoskins was filming in the Herschel Arms in Slough for this film in December 2010. This pub was chosen because it has a very traditional interior, as was much more common in the Eighties. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #17.78 (2012). See more » |