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Blackball
At Last, A Sportsman The British Can Be Proud Of
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
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Synopsis
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
More about Blackball
Cast
Paul KayeCliff Starkey
Johnny VegasTrevor
James CromwellRay Speight
Bernard CribbinsMutley
Alice EvansKerry
Vince VaughnRick Schwartz
Imelda StauntonBridget
James FleetAlan the PipeCredits
- Directed by
- Mel Smith
- Written by
- Tim Firth
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $48K
Production
- Midfield FilmsUnited Kingdom
Icon ProductionsUnited States
Isle of Man FilmUnited Kingdom- Inside TrackUnited Kingdom
Working Title FilmsUnited Kingdom
Ingenious Film PartnersUnited Kingdom
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