Absolute Beginners
First aired on Apr 4, 1986
Runtime: 108 mins
50%
Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
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...
Featured Cast: click image to view more
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
Featured Crew
Christopher Wicking | Screenplay
Richard Burridge | Screenplay
Don MacPherson | Screenplay
Colin MacInnes | Novel
Julien Temple | Director
David Perry | Costume Assistant
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