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Absolute Beginners (1986)

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Absolute Beginners

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Synopsis

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

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit

Suzette

James Fox
James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie
David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Ray Davies
Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies
Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret
Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte
Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook
Graham Fletcher-Cook

Wizard

Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff

The Fanatic

Sade
Sade

Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-Pole

Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne

Flikker

Alan Freeman
Alan Freeman

Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris
Anita Morris

Dido Lament

Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys

Dean Swift

Julian Firth
Julian Firth

The Misery Kid

Chris Pitt
Chris Pitt

Baby Boom

Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair

Harry Charms

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