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Alive and Kicking (1991)
Directed by Robert Young
Comedy, Drama, Crime, TV Movie · 1h 31m
Gritty and powerful Screen One film that takes an unflinching look at drug addiction. Lenny Henry plays a dealer convinced he is untouchable, Robbie Coltrane the ex-gangster turned drug counsellor who is determined to break him. Writer Al Hunter (The Firm) was inspired by the true story of a football team founded to help drug addicts kick their habit.
Cast
Lenny Henry
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
Robbie Coltrane
Liam Kane
Annabelle Apsion
Marie
Jane Horrocks
Gail
Geff Francis
Barry Serradilla
Paul Barber
Earl Preston
Imogen Boorman
Hayley Forbes-Clinton
B
Beresford Le Roy
Leroy
Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Jerome
Cal MacAninch
Axle
Nick Dunning
David Freeman
M
Mark Anthony Newman
Dexter
Crew
- Director
- Robert Young
- Writer
- Al Hunter Ashton
- Director of Photography
- Nigel Walters
- Original Music Composer
- Philip Appleby, Mykael S. Riley
- Editor
- Ken Pearce
Details
- Release date
- 1991-10-13
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- BBC