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T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
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An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council. With Smith appearing as himself and filmmakers Murray Martin and Steve Trafford as two journalists, the film interrogates the interviews and archive footage, weaving them together with a fictional scandal unfolding on the streets around them…
Cast
![T. Dan Smith](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//2oR5LFUrEiSWclvIdkFlsYmD1gC.jpg)
T. Dan Smith
Self
![Dennis Skinner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//dOgGQofaSrfueEJGUwiND0GIptz.jpg)
Dennis Skinner
Self
![Murray Martin](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Murray Martin
Self
![Jack Johnson](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jack Johnson
Self
![Ken Skethaway](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Ken Skethaway
Self
![Dave Hill](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//6rJ5tPc4Gx1RmVXGh4wZ0GwPXyg.jpg)
Dave Hill
Jack Cross
![Art Davies](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Art Davies
Councillor Alan Deal
![Christopher Northey](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Christopher Northey
Jeremy Maudsley-Long
![Steve Trafford](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Steve Trafford
Steve
![Martin Murray](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Martin Murray
Murray
![Ralph Nossek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//sUFboe7YS9DCa8m0vQDDGlyGe8n.jpg)
Ralph Nossek
Home Secretary
![Harry Herring](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Harry Herring
Councillor Albert
![Cilla Mason](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Cilla Mason
Councillor Edith
![Elizabeth Mansfield](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Elizabeth Mansfield
Newscaster
![Amber Styles](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Amber Styles
Cleaner
![Kay Wight](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Kay Wight
Alan Deal's Wife
![Norma Day](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Norma Day
![Gwen Doran](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gwen Doran
![Brian Hogg](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//bMVDzpbAVeSV0IDtG1FsA54HH3R.jpg)
Brian Hogg
![Mike Mason](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Mike Mason
![Dick McCullough](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Dick McCullough
![Joseph Neatrour](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Joseph Neatrour
![Max Roberts](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Max Roberts
![Bob White](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Bob White
![Lee Ross](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Lee Ross
![Paul Heslop](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Paul Heslop
![Alan Twelvetree](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Alan Twelvetree
![Nigel Stanger](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Nigel Stanger
![Ray Stubbs](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)