It Couldn't Happen Here
Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records.
Main Cast
Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor, DBE (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 1937 - 10 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her appearances in the Carry On films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. Windsor began her career on stage in 1950 and made her film debut in The Belles of St Trinian's in 1954 at the age of 13.
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Joss Ackland
Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in White Mischief (1987). Description above from the Wikipedia article Joss Ackland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Neil Dickson
Neil Dickson is a British born stage and film actor and voice over artiste who divides his career between the US and the UK. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Dickson spent several seasons in rep before making his West End debut opposite Dame Judi Dench and Daniel Massey in The Gay Lord Quex, directed by Sir John Gielgud. From there, he co-starred with Ian McShane, James Mason, Ava Gardner and Susan Sarandon in NBC's mini-series A.D. Anno Domini which led to him playing one of his most memorable film roles - that of the legendary hero of British literature James Bigglesworth in 1986's Biggles: Adventures in Time, a role he somewhat replicated in the Pet Shop Boys film It Couldn't Happen Here two years later. Other credits include She Wolf of London, I Claudius, Twin Peaks, Inland Empire, Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, A Good Year, Alias and the Rugrats.
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Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant is an English musician, singer and songwriter and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He also was a journalist for Smash Hits, and was assistant editor for the magazine for a period in the mid-1980s.
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Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe is an English musician and songwriter, and co-founder of the synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys which he formed with Neil Tennant in 1981.
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Gareth Hunt
Alan Leonard Hunt was a British actor, known as Gareth Hunt, best remembered for playing the footman Frederick Norton in Upstairs, Downstairs and Mike Gambit in The New Avengers.
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Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
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Return to Waterloo
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Maigret
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Carmen du Sautoy
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Movie Details
Production Info
- Director:
- Jack Bond
- Writer:
- Jack Bond
- Budget:
- $4,000,000
Key Crew
- Original Music Composer:
- Chris Lowe
- Stunt Coordinator:
- Roy Alon
- Stunts:
- Paul Weston
- Original Music Composer:
- Neil Tennant
- Producer:
- Jack Bond
Locations and Languages
- Country:
- GB; US
- Filming:
- GB
- Languages:
- en