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Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Robert Bierman

Writing Credits  

Alan Plater ... (screenplay)
 
George Orwell ... (novel)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Richard E. Grant ... Gordon Comstock
Helena Bonham Carter ... Rosemary
Julian Wadham ... Ravelston
Jim Carter ... Erskine
Harriet Walter ... Julia Comstock
Lesley Vickerage ... Hermione
Barbara Leigh-Hunt ... Mrs. Wisbeach (as Barbara Leigh Hunt)
Liz Smith ... Mrs. Meakin
John Clegg ... McKechnie
Bill Wallis Bill Wallis ... Mr. Cheeseman
Lill Roughley Lill Roughley ... Mrs. Trilling
Dorothea Alexander Dorothea Alexander ... Old Woman
Peter Stockbridge Peter Stockbridge ... Old Man
Grant Parsons Grant Parsons ... Beautiful Young Man
Malcolm Sinclair ... Paul Doring
Derek Smee ... Lecturer
Ben Miles ... Ravenscroft Waiter
Richard Dixon ... Head Waiter
Eve Ferret ... Barmaid
Roger Morlidge ... Policeman
Roland Oliver Roland Oliver ... Magistrate Croom
Roger Frost ... Orton the Undertaker
Dorothy Atkinson ... Dora
Harri Alexander Harri Alexander ... Barbara
Lucy Speed ... Factory Girl
Joan Blackham ... Librarian
Roy Evans Roy Evans ... Cabby
Maggie McCarthy ... Customer
Lone Madsen Lone Madsen ... Girl at Modigliani's (as Lone Vidahl)
Steven Crossley Steven Crossley ... Man at Club
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Chapman ... Court Room Journalist (uncredited)

Produced by 

Robert Bierman ... executive producer
Sara Giles ... associate producer
Joyce Herlihy ... associate producer
Peter Shaw ... producer
John Wolstenholme ... executive producer

Music by 

Mike Batt

Cinematography by 

Giles Nuttgens ... director of photography

Editing by 

Bill Wright

Casting By 

Michelle Guish

Production Design by 

Sarah Greenwood

Art Direction by 

Philip Robinson

Costume Design by 

James Keast

Makeup Department 

Diane Chenery-Wickens ... hair stylist (as Diane Wickens) / makeup artist (as Diane Wickens)
Sarah Grispo ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Marilyn MacDonald ... chief hair stylist (as Marilyn Macdonald) / key makeup artist (as Marilyn Macdonald)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Connie Boylan ... third assistant director
Richard Hewitt ... first assistant director
Toby Sherborne ... second assistant director

Art Department 

Dave Allen ... construction manager
Lindsay Brunnock ... assistant art director (as Lindsey Bronnock)
Perry Crosby ... painter
Paul Emerson ... property master
Gerry Graham ... stand-by painter
Rick Hamilton-Barret ... dressing propman (as Rick Hamilton-Barritt)
Matthew Lawrence ... art department trainee
Pete Lennox ... chargehand carpenter
Alan McLaughlin ... stand-by stagehand
Andy Mortimer ... dressing propman
Sara Partis ... art department assistant
Joe Sheehan ... stand-by carpenter
Lance Smith ... painter
Steve 'Moose' Smith ... Prop Daily
Katie Spencer ... production buyer
Tony Statham ... signs and graphics (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Richard Coles ... boom operator
Paul Conway ... dubbing editor
Paul Hamblin ... dubbing mixer
Catherine Hodgson ... dubbing editor
Leslie Hodgson ... dubbing editor
Patrick Quirke ... sound recordist
Andre Schmidt ... dubbing editor
Joanna Tam ... sound trainee

Stunts 

Terry Forrestal ... stunt arranger
Vincent Keane ... stunts
Rocky Taylor ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department 

Roy Elston ... rigger
Steve Foster ... gaffer
Ian Jackson ... camera operator
Ed Jones ... clapper loader
Pat Killeen ... stand-by rigger (as Pat Kileen)
Mark Milsome ... camera focus
Ken Owen ... best boy (as Kenny Owen)
Roberta Parkin ... still photographer
Colin Powton ... best boy
Danny Smith ... camera trainee
David Smith ... gaffer
Malcolm Smith ... camera grip
Laurence Edwards ... crane technician (uncredited)
Alan Grayley ... electrician (uncredited)
Stuart Howell ... steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Julia Gale ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Sheila Cullen ... wardrobe mistress
Michael Johnson ... wardrobe master
Lucy Sampson ... wardrobe trainee

Editorial Department 

Adam Edsall ... second assistant editor
Kerry Kohler ... first assistant editor

Location Management 

Emma Pill ... assistant location manager
Colin Plenty ... location manager

Music Department 

Mike Batt ... conductor / music producer / music supervisor / orchestrator
John Zaradin ... music copyist

Script and Continuity Department 

Liz West ... script supervisor
Liz Elizabeth West ... script supervisor (as Elizabeth West)

Transportation Department 

Bryan Baverstock ... unit driver
Neil Birdsall ... facility/truck driver
Frank Brown ... unit driver
Keith Horsley ... unit driver
Dermot Leybourne ... facility/truck driver
Roy Osborn ... facility/truck driver
Bill Stevenson ... facility/truck driver
Andy Thomson ... driver: camera truck
John Tiny Topping ... facility/truck driver

Additional Crew 

Laurence Brown ... legal services
Pete Daly ... unit publicist
Dennis Davidson ... public relations
Max De Nett ... stand-in propman
Lorraine Fennell ... production coordinator
Barry Howard-Clark ... stand-in propman (as Barry Howard-Clarke)
Diana Lander ... unit nurse
Stephen Masters ... title designer (as Steve Masters)
Peter Matthews ... laboratory liaison
Dennis Michael ... unit publicist
Ali Moshref ... assistant accountant
Richard Philipps ... legal services
Albert G. Ruben ... insurance consultant
John Sargent ... production accountant
Daniel Shepherd ... floor runner
Luke Stevenson ... production runner
Steve Dent ... horse supplier (uncredited)
Cyril Megret ... production financing (uncredited)

Thanks 

Francesca Barra ... thanks
Jenne Casarotto ... thanks
Joan Elford ... thanks
Mark Hamilton ... thanks
Crew believed to be complete

See also

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