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Absolute Beginners
1 hour 48 minutes1986-04-04
5.5
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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...
Cast
![Eddie O'Connell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//r0WZlcF5wlobqOHpNpacT3SbuaZ.jpg)
Eddie O'Connell
Colin, Photographer / Narrator
![Patsy Kensit](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fp8059ZLrCiZFgdhcwHTHHe6kBr.jpg)
Patsy Kensit
Suzette
![James Fox](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fO11c8zUNNgNhYu4aLxgYiBoo6R.jpg)
James Fox
Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
![David Bowie](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//qrqQJivS0zLzxZKfgNZnDtjbqpI.jpg)
David Bowie
Vendice Partners
![Ray Davies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//wT4K58KkT2H3f9sWKBeJN6DL5qC.jpg)
Ray Davies
Arthur, Colin's Dad
![Mandy Rice-Davies](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//q6mlPAFmQnSeaA06QS5kZFMjQ7u.jpg)
Mandy Rice-Davies
Flora, Colin's Mum
![Eve Ferret](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cDOmzWPCslciL4bYv4O4I5lwrnv.jpg)
Eve Ferret
Big Jill
![Tony Hippolyte](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4NbLfSyEiRxvKYvCNZ3S7UHMxW7.jpg)
Tony Hippolyte
Mr. Cool
![Graham Fletcher-Cook](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Wizard
![Joseph McKenna](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2RDyJ2jIS4br56rqqylVZBcEGwK.jpg)
Joseph McKenna
Fabulous Hoplite
![Steven Berkoff](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3u4gxLWmDXAtY37GvkyCN05X2zw.jpg)
Steven Berkoff
The Fanatic
![Sade](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//5A6NlUurSEJqu2V4gGaGRmKqjYd.jpg)
Sade
Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
![Edward Tudor-Pole](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dd1vRAgA7w82NRWoqrx2d4Hwe4k.jpg)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
![Bruce Payne](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2KZ1q44Ztp87qjC9BhPzCK7Yewm.jpg)
Bruce Payne
Flikker
![Alan Freeman](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mERVNAdGaxoUvzy9SYuAvqjtZke.jpg)
Alan Freeman
Call-Me-Cobber
![Anita Morris](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//yxAThKmM3IHTcLKo5lULozhMXqI.jpg)
Anita Morris
Dido Lament
![Paul Rhys](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//l7uc38oZGMQbbq7WqE8rKn9xZJr.jpg)
Paul Rhys
Dean Swift
![Julian Firth](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//3PrG3eOAXFRvzZm5jLHwYwCs8RT.jpg)
Julian Firth
The Misery Kid
![Chris Pitt](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Chris Pitt
Baby Boom
![Lionel Blair](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iR39x6As26SFerd2MEU5lpiVtpa.jpg)
Lionel Blair
Harry Charms
![Gary Beadle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//A3XN1eiQ05fCbb4XP71thQgj0Ng.jpg)
Gary Beadle
Johnny Wonder
![Robbie Coltrane](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jOHs3xvlwRiiG2CLtso5zzmGCXg.jpg)
Robbie Coltrane
Mario
![Jess Conrad](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//cvIDSrjbAnFrKRMH0XWkCnm1pmx.jpg)
Jess Conrad
Cappuccino Man
![Smiley Culture](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Smiley Culture
D.J. Entertainer
![Ronald Fraser](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sRf4S6GSnvV5BtkcP0oBqXtPvFT.jpg)
Ronald Fraser
Amberley Drove
![Slim Gaillard](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Slim Gaillard
Party Singer
![Irene Handl](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//34MBakVUAGJo7boUYeLmCNUZfkm.jpg)
Irene Handl
Mrs Larkin
![Peter-Hugo Daly](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tUGdH72ziQCZh3Ke4ZdncJuQjGu.jpg)
Peter-Hugo Daly
Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
![Amanda Jane Powell](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Amanda Jane Powell
Dorita
![Johnny Shannon](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Johnny Shannon
Saltzman
![Sylvia Syms](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//mfVaiYdavjLBjvFZpuLwJILLb6m.jpg)
Sylvia Syms
Cynthia Eve
![Ekow Abban](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ekow Abban
Santa Lucia Club Owner
![Robert Austin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Robert Austin
Slim Brother
![Gerry Alexander](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gerry Alexander
Ton-Up Vicar
![Jim Dunk](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jim Dunk
Slim Brother
![Johnny Edge](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Johnny Edge
Trader Horn
![Carmen Ejogo](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//pJkBfxuifYtuigcjM8qnvNklZNX.jpg)
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen
![Paul Fairminer](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paul Fairminer
Eddie Sex
![Hugo First](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Hugo First
Maltese Lodger
![Pat Hartley](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Pat Hartley
Ms Cool Snr
![Astley Harvey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Astley Harvey
Mr Cool Snr
![Colin Jeavons](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dlUDWkRbzTgkQvTWThynYibvUNY.jpg)
Colin Jeavons
Pamphleteer
![Alfred Maron](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alfred Maron
Bert the Tailor
![Zoot Money](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Zoot Money
Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
![Sandie Shaw](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kEBvFqCSjU8klhXFoZkPyTJSlDy.jpg)
Sandie Shaw
Baby Boom's Mother
![Bruno Tonioli](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//gkXm7W942ODlUJBbxJBgKxgNaqi.jpg)
Bruno Tonioli
Maltese Lodger
![Eric Sykes](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4SrfLxY7K8L1Q0rybDTMElrEo5z.jpg)
Eric Sykes
Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
![Barrie Holland](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)