Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.
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Elvis Payne
Winston
Mark Wingett
Eddie
Kathryn Apanowicz
Beryl
Jason Rose
Mac
Allister Bain
Winston's Father
David Ryall
Mister Jack
Michèle Winstanley
Anne
Catherine Rabett
Madeline
Mona Hammond
Winston's Mother
Paola Dionisotti
Eddie's Mother
Mike Horsburgh
Eddie's Father
Christine Kimberley
Benefits Clerk
Howard Lew Lewis
Man in Toilets
Pete Postlethwaite
Winston's Boss
Sheila Grant
Aunt May
