
Absolute Beginners
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Absolute Beginners
April 4, 1986
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Cast (48)

Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit
Suzette

James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie
Vendice Partners

Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret
Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard

Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite

Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic

Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Bruce Payne
Flikker

Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris
Dido Lament

Paul Rhys
Dean Swift

Julian Firth
The Misery Kid

Chris Pitt
Baby Boom

Lionel Blair
Harry Charms

Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder

Robbie Coltrane
Mario

Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man

Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer

Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove

Slim Gaillard
Party Singer

Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin

Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

Amanda Jane Powell
Dorita

Johnny Shannon
Saltzman

Sylvia Syms
Cynthia Eve

Ekow Abban
Santa Lucia Club Owner

Robert Austin
Slim Brother

Gerry Alexander
Ton-Up Vicar

Jim Dunk
Slim Brother

Johnny Edge
Trader Horn

Carmen Ejogo
Carmen

Paul Fairminer
Eddie Sex

Hugo First
Maltese Lodger

Pat Hartley
Ms Cool Snr

Astley Harvey
Mr Cool Snr

Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer

Alfred Maron
Bert the Tailor

Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)

Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother

Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger

Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

Barrie Holland
Fashion Editor (uncredited)
Crew (38)
Directing

Julien Temple
Director

Ray Corbett
Assistant Director
Writing

Christopher Wicking
Screenplay

Colin MacInnes
Novel

Richard Burridge
Screenplay

Don MacPherson
Screenplay
Production

Mary Selway
Casting

Susie Figgis
Casting

Stephen Woolley
Producer

Peter Kohn
Production Manager

Chris Brown
Producer

David Wimbury
Associate Producer

Nik Powell
Executive Producer

Kathy Sykes
Production Coordinator

Leonara Davis
Casting

Robert Devereux
Executive Producer

Valerie Craig
Production Coordinator

Al Clark
Executive Producer
Sound

Gil Evans
Conductor

Gil Evans
Music Arranger

Alan Winstanley
Music Producer

David John
Sound Mixer

Clive Langer
Music Producer
Art

Joanne Woollard
Set Dresser

John Beard
Production Design

Ken Wheatley
Art Direction

Stuart Rose
Art Direction
Camera

Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography

Mike Proudfoot
Camera Operator
Costume & Make-Up

Sue Blane
Costume Designer

David Perry
Costume Assistant
Crew

Terry Johnson
Additional Dialogue

David Toguri
Choreographer
Editing

Michael Bradsell
Editor

Russell Lloyd
Editor

Leonard Green
Assistant Editor

Gerry Hambling
Editor

Richard Bedford
Editor