Purely Belter (2000)
Overview
Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.079 |
Directed By
Mark Herman
Crew
Mark Herman
Peter Burgis
Paul Carr
Andie Derrick
Graham Daniel
Robert Farr
Michael Feinberg
Joe Gallagher
Ray Merrin
Clive Winter
Mark Herman
Elizabeth Karlsen
Cathy Lord
Stephen Woolley
Ian Broudie
Michael Gibbs
Andy Collins
Michael Ellis
Susie Figgis
Don Taylor
Mark Kebby
John Bush
Jill Taylor
Veronica McAleer
Veronica McAleer
Jonathan Tulloch
Mark Milsome
TOP CAST
Chris Beattie
Gerry McCarten
Greg McLane
Sewell
Charlie Hardwick
Mrs. McCarten
Roy Hudd
Mr. Sewell
Tim Healy
Mr. McCarten
Kevin Whately
Mr. Caird
Kerry Ann Christiansen
Bridget
Jody Baldwin
Gemma
Tracey Wilkinson
Mrs. Caird
Willie Ross
Ginga
Tracy Whitwell
Clare
Su Elliot
Mrs Brabin
Daniel James Lake
Matthew Brabin
Libby Davison
Miss Warren
Val McLane
Maureen
Adam Fogerty
Zak
Anne Orwin
Auntie Maud
Lynne Wilmot
Cashier
Brendan P. Healy
Park Worker
Alan Shearer
Himself
Charlie Richmond
Mally
Billy Fane
Bingo caller
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