Absolute Beginners

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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Eddie O'Connell

Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit

Suzette

James Fox

Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie

Vendice Partners

Ray Davies

Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies

Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret

Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte

Mr. Cool

Joseph McKenna

Fabulous Hoplite

Steven Berkoff

The Fanatic

Sade

Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Edward Tudor-Pole

Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)

Bruce Payne

Flikker

Alan Freeman

Call-Me-Cobber

Anita Morris

Dido Lament

Paul Rhys

Dean Swift

Julian Firth

The Misery Kid

Chris Pitt

Baby Boom

Lionel Blair

Harry Charms

Gary Beadle

Johnny Wonder

Jess Conrad

Cappuccino Man

Smiley Culture

D.J. Entertainer

Ronald Fraser

Amberley Drove

Slim Gaillard

Party Singer

Irene Handl

Mrs Larkin

Peter-Hugo Daly

Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)

Johnny Shannon

Saltzman

Sylvia Syms

Cynthia Eve

Ekow Abban

Santa Lucia Club Owner

Robert Austin

Slim Brother

Gerry Alexander

Ton-Up Vicar

Jim Dunk

Slim Brother

Johnny Edge

Trader Horn

Paul Fairminer

Eddie Sex

Hugo First

Maltese Lodger

Pat Hartley

Ms Cool Snr

Astley Harvey

Mr Cool Snr

Colin Jeavons

Pamphleteer

Alfred Maron

Bert the Tailor

Zoot Money

Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)

Sandie Shaw

Baby Boom's Mother

Bruno Tonioli

Maltese Lodger

Eric Sykes

Arcade Attendant (uncredited)

Art

John Beard

Production Design

Joanne Woollard

Set Dresser

Stuart Rose

Art Direction

Ken Wheatley

Art Direction

Camera

Mike Proudfoot

Camera Operator

Oliver Stapleton

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sue Blane

Costume Designer

David Perry

Costume Assistant

Crew

David Toguri

Choreographer

Terry Johnson

Additional Dialogue

Directing

Julien Temple

Director

Ray Corbett

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

David Wimbury

Associate Producer

Nik Powell

Executive Producer

Al Clark

Executive Producer

Robert Devereux

Executive Producer

Peter Kohn

Production Manager

Susie Figgis

Casting

Mary Selway

Casting

Kathy Sykes

Production Coordinator

Valerie Craig

Production Coordinator

Chris Brown

Producer

Sound

Gil Evans

Music Arranger

Gil Evans

Conductor

Clive Langer

Music Producer

Alan Winstanley

Music Producer

David John

Sound Mixer

Writing

Richard Burridge

Screenplay

Don MacPherson

Screenplay

Art

John Beard

Production Design

Joanne Woollard

Set Dresser

Stuart Rose

Art Direction

Ken Wheatley

Art Direction

Camera

Mike Proudfoot

Camera Operator

Oliver Stapleton

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Sue Blane

Costume Designer

David Perry

Costume Assistant

Crew

David Toguri

Choreographer

Terry Johnson

Additional Dialogue

Directing

Julien Temple

Director

Ray Corbett

Assistant Director

Editing

Production

David Wimbury

Associate Producer

Nik Powell

Executive Producer

Al Clark

Executive Producer

Robert Devereux

Executive Producer

Peter Kohn

Production Manager

Susie Figgis

Casting

Mary Selway

Casting

Kathy Sykes

Production Coordinator

Valerie Craig

Production Coordinator

Chris Brown

Producer

Sound

Gil Evans

Music Arranger

Gil Evans

Conductor

Clive Langer

Music Producer

Alan Winstanley

Music Producer

David John

Sound Mixer

Writing

Richard Burridge

Screenplay

Don MacPherson

Screenplay