Overview
It's New Year's Eve in Thatcher's de-industrialising Britain. The scene is set at a seedy bar in Liverpool where a group of Irish Protestant and Irish Catholic pensioners will gather to clash and bash the new year in.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Liverpool
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Music
Music by Daryl Runswick
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Michael Coulter
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Alan BleasdaleWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 11, 1985
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Production
Cast
Michael AngelisMike
Bernard HillBernard
Ray McAnallyBilly McRacken
Tom GeorgesonMr Ross
Joanne WhalleyCheryl
James EllisPaddy Burke
Avis BunnageMartha Gorman
J.G. DevlinGeorge Gorman
Elvis CostelloRosco De Ville
Michael RipperTony Bonaparte- Vince EarlFrank
Mark MulhollandNorman
Ken JonesRonny- Joan TurnerSuperwoman
- Marjorie SudellBarbara
- Paul ConnorInfirm Man
- Ina CloughInfirm Woman
- Lovette EdwardsInfirm Woman
- Vera KellyInfirm Woman
- Helen RhodesInfirm Woman
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