Absolute Beginners

Absolute Beginners by Julien Temple

5.50

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...

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Cast

Eddie O'Connell

Eddie O'Connell as Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit

Patsy Kensit as Suzette

James Fox

James Fox as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie

David Bowie as Vendice Partners

Ray Davies

Ray Davies as Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies

Mandy Rice-Davies as Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret

Eve Ferret as Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte

Tony Hippolyte as Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook

Graham Fletcher-Cook as Wizard

Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna as Fabulous Hoplite

Steven Berkoff

Steven Berkoff as The Fanatic

Sade

Sade as Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole

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

Bruce Payne

Bruce Payne as Flikker

Alan Freeman

Alan Freeman as Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris

Anita Morris as Dido Lament

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys as Dean Swift

Julian Firth

Julian Firth as The Misery Kid

Chris Pitt

Chris Pitt as Baby Boom

Lionel Blair

Lionel Blair as Harry Charms

Gary Beadle

Gary Beadle as Johnny Wonder

Robbie Coltrane

Robbie Coltrane as Mario

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad as Cappuccino Man

Smiley Culture

Smiley Culture as D.J. Entertainer

Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser as Amberley Drove

Slim Gaillard

Slim Gaillard as Party Singer

Irene Handl

Irene Handl as Mrs Larkin

Peter-Hugo Daly

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

Amanda Jane Powell

Amanda Jane Powell as Dorita

Johnny Shannon

Johnny Shannon as Saltzman

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms as Cynthia Eve

Ekow Abban

Ekow Abban as Santa Lucia Club Owner

Robert Austin

Robert Austin as Slim Brother

Gerry Alexander

Gerry Alexander as Ton-Up Vicar

Jim Dunk

Jim Dunk as Slim Brother

Johnny Edge

Johnny Edge as Trader Horn

Carmen Ejogo

Carmen Ejogo as Carmen

Paul Fairminer

Paul Fairminer as Eddie Sex

Hugo First

Hugo First as Maltese Lodger

Pat Hartley

Pat Hartley as Ms Cool Snr

Astley Harvey

Astley Harvey as Mr Cool Snr

Colin Jeavons

Colin Jeavons as Pamphleteer

Alfred Maron

Alfred Maron as Bert the Tailor

Zoot Money

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

Sandie Shaw

Sandie Shaw as Baby Boom's Mother

Bruno Tonioli

Bruno Tonioli as Maltese Lodger

Eric Sykes

Eric Sykes as Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

Barrie Holland

Barrie Holland as Fashion Editor (uncredited)

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