About Absolute Beginners
- Released on April 04, 1986
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...
Full Cast of Absolute Beginners
Eddie O'Connell plays Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit plays Suzette
David Bowie plays Vendice Partners
James Fox plays Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
Ray Davies plays Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies plays Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret plays Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte plays Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook plays Wizard
Joseph McKenna plays Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff plays The Fanatic
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Alan Freeman plays Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris plays Dido Lament
Paul Rhys plays Dean Swift
Julian Firth plays The Misery Kid
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Lionel Blair plays Harry Charms
Gary Beadle plays Johnny Wonder
Robbie Coltrane plays Mario
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Smiley Culture plays D.J. Entertainer
Ronald Fraser plays Amberley Drove
Slim Gaillard plays Party Singer
Irene Handl plays Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly plays Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Amanda Jane Powell plays Dorita
Johnny Shannon plays Saltzman
Sylvia Syms plays Cynthia Eve
Ekow Abban plays Santa Lucia Club Owner
Robert Austin plays Slim Brother
Gerry Alexander plays Ton-Up Vicar
Jim Dunk plays Slim Brother
Johnny Edge plays Trader Horn
Carmen Ejogo plays Carmen
Paul Fairminer plays Eddie Sex
Hugo First plays Maltese Lodger
Pat Hartley plays Ms Cool Snr
Astley Harvey plays Mr Cool Snr
Colin Jeavons plays Pamphleteer
Alfred Maron plays Bert the Tailor
Zoot Money plays Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Sandie Shaw plays Baby Boom's Mother
Bruno Tonioli plays Maltese Lodger
Eric Sykes plays Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Crew of Absolute Beginners
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- Eddie O'Connell
- Patsy Kensit
- David Bowie
- James Fox
- Ray Davies
- Mandy Rice-Davies
- Eve Ferret
- Tony Hippolyte
- Graham Fletcher-Cook
- Joseph McKenna
- Steven Berkoff
- Sade
- Edward Tudor-Pole
- Bruce Payne
- Alan Freeman
- Anita Morris
- Paul Rhys
- Julian Firth
- Chris Pitt
- Lionel Blair
- Gary Beadle
- Robbie Coltrane
- Jess Conrad
- Smiley Culture
- Ronald Fraser
- Slim Gaillard
- Irene Handl
- Peter-Hugo Daly
- Amanda Jane Powell
- Johnny Shannon
- Sylvia Syms
- Ekow Abban
- Robert Austin
- Gerry Alexander
- Jim Dunk
- Johnny Edge
- Carmen Ejogo
- Paul Fairminer
- Hugo First
- Pat Hartley
- Astley Harvey
- Colin Jeavons
- Alfred Maron
- Zoot Money
- Sandie Shaw
- Bruno Tonioli
- Eric Sykes