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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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Shirley Baxter
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Gutsy George
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Jago
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Percy 'Smudge' Smith
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Threads (as Philip Davis)
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Martha
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Natalie Cheam
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Katie
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Lifeguard
Montserrat Lombard ...
Becka
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Alfie Hobnails
Perry Benson ...
Sefton Wallace
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Johnny Gossamer
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Sam The Soleman
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Vicar
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Mark 'Bax' Baxter
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Ted
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Mickey
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Stevie
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Phil
Rebecca Ferdinando ...
Cheryl (as Rebecca Walsh)
Linda Robson ...
Lil
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Doorman / Bouncer
Richard Blackwood ...
Linton
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Blanco Hack
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Charlie
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Harry 'The Horse' Fenton (as Mark Cooper Harris)
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Young Bax (as Billie Kennedy)
Lucy Drive ...
Erica
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Racecourse Worker
Johnny Palmiero ...
George
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Racegoer
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Race Meeting Participant
Mick Ward ...
Wavy Davy
Alex Kaye-Besley ...
History Teacher
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Louise (as Charlotte Lewis)
Mohammed Ali ...
Race Course Visitor
Jay Sutherland ...
Maths Teacher
Ruby Bennett ...
Elisabeth
Duncan Meadows ...
The Yob
Rakesh Jhalli ...
Pub Goer
Muj Shah ...
Sheikh Ali Kharma
Glen Carroll ...
Holmesian Hack
Matthew James Edge ...
Bookies Towt / Racegoer
Katharine Ingle ...
Stablehand
Michael Coleman ...
Groper
Michael Barber ...
Moxie (as Mick Barber)
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District Nurse Mandy
Nick Donald ...
Bookie
Mike Cattermole ...
Race Commentator
Nigel Winder ...
Ernie
Conrad Bennett ...
Cameron
Mark Baxter ...
On-Course Bookie
Paul Murphy ...
Horse Trainer #2
Mark Humphreys ...
Brawler in the Strip club
Tony Wilton ...
Nightclub Brawler
Carolyn Jordan ...
Val
Lucie Eloise ...
Gold Digger
Bruno Camuti ...
Strip Club Member
Jeremy J J Webb ...
Race Punter
Chris Cusick ...
Racegoer
Ian Emanuel Driving ...
Mike (as Ian Driving)
Tekan Lee ...
Dark haired girl in pub
Sunny Mann ...
Racegoer
Kevin Wenman ...
The Copper
Emily Jayne Bath ...
Blonde (uncredited)
Jason Catlin ...
(uncredited)
Joseph Cinko ...
Horse Owner (uncredited)
Adams-Junior Dauda ...
Rioter (uncredited)
Gemma Garvin ...
Girl in pub (uncredited)
Matthew David Hearn ...
(uncredited)
Ethan Keaton ...
Rioter (uncredited)
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Wapping picket-line rioter (uncredited)
Keith Milner ...
(uncredited)
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(uncredited)
Juley Ross ...
Racegoer (uncredited)
Andy Sanderson ...
Fighting Punter (uncredited)
Luke Sanderson ...
(uncredited)
Vojislav Scelovic ...
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James Thomas Scott ...
(uncredited)
Martin Webbe ...
Racegoer (uncredited)
Kelvin Wise ...
(uncredited)

Directed by

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Sacha Bennett

Written by

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Mark Baxter ... (original story)
 
Sacha Bennett ... ()
 
Paolo Hewitt ... (story)
 
Nigel Smith ... ()

Produced by

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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

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Greg Hatwell

Cinematography by

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Nic Lawson

Editing by

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Kate Evans

Editorial Department

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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

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Beth Charkham

Production Design by

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Matthew Button

Art Direction by

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Daniela Faggio

Set Decoration by

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Clare Keyte
Alice Norris

Costume Design by

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Hayley Nebauer

Makeup Department

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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

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Nick Clark ... unit manager
Polly Duval ... post-production supervisor
Samantha Waite ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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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

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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

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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

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Scott MacIntyre ... special effects supervisor (as Scott McIntyre)

Visual Effects by

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Mike Morrison ... digital intermediate supervisor

Stunts

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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

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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

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Emma Grace ... casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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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

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James Khouri ... location manager
David Taylor ... location scout

Music Department

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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

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Natalie Sloan ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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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

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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

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Henry Rogers ... thanks

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Storyline

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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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Also Known As
  • La apuesta (Argentina)
Runtime
  • 101 min
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Box Office

Budget $7,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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 »

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