Movie Description
Alive and Kicking
(1991)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Robert Young
- Writer : Al Hunter Ashton
- Editor : Ken Pearce
- Cast : Lenny Henry,Robbie Coltrane,Annabelle Apsion,Jane Horrocks,Geff Francis,Paul Barber,Imogen Boorman,Beresford Le Roy,Hakeem Kae-Kazim,Cal MacAninch,Nick Dunning,Mark Anthony Newman,Faith Tingle,Ewen Cummins,Al Hunter Ashton,Cecilia Marquis,Fintan McKeown,Jillie Meers,Shireen Shah,Sakuntala Ramanee,Garry Roost,Justin Chadwick,Andy Hockley,Karl Tessler,Jonathan Copestake,Justine Francesca Glenton,Diane Parish,Natalie Roles
Cast
Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
Liam Kane
Marie
Gail
Barry Serradilla
Earl Preston
Hayley Forbes-Clinton
Leroy
Jerome
Axle
David Freeman
Dexter
Shirley
Clyde
Sgt. Tocknell
Jenny
Doctor
Midwife
Nursing Officer
Social Worker
Alan
Martin
Ray
Michael
Derek
Jackie
(uncredited)
(uncredited)
Posters
Recommendations
Thick as Thieves
5.983
Ray Donovan: The Movie
6.776
Suburbicon
5.896
Cocaine Godmother
6.39
Ca$h
5.861
Witness Protection
6.325
I Am Elizabeth Smart
6.843
Pulp Fiction
8.482
The Substitute
6.996
Blood Ties
6.136
Psych: The Movie
7.241
The Unforgivable
7.409
Black Site
6.016
State Property
6.388
The Dream Team
6.134
Breathless
5.852
The Enforcer
7.058
TalhotBlond
6.3
Facts
Original TitleAlive and Kicking
Status Released
Release Information
-
1991-10-13
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 31m
Production CompaniesBBC
Genres
- Comedy
- Drama
- Crime
- TV Movie
