Absolute Beginners (1986)

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...

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Eddie O'Connell
Eddie O'Connell
as Colin, Photographer / Narrator
Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit
as Suzette
James Fox
James Fox
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen
David Bowie
David Bowie
as Vendice Partners
Ray Davies
Ray Davies
as Arthur, Colin's Dad
Mandy Rice-Davies
Mandy Rice-Davies
as Flora, Colin's Mum
Eve Ferret
Eve Ferret
as Big Jill
Tony Hippolyte
Tony Hippolyte
as Mr. Cool
Graham Fletcher-Cook
Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Wizard
Joseph McKenna
Joseph McKenna
as Fabulous Hoplite
Steven Berkoff
Steven Berkoff
as The Fanatic
Sade
Sade
as Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)
Edward Tudor-Pole
Edward Tudor-Pole
as Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor)
Bruce Payne
Bruce Payne
as Flikker
Alan Freeman
Alan Freeman
as Call-Me-Cobber
Anita Morris
Anita Morris
as Dido Lament
Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys
as Dean Swift
Julian Firth
Julian Firth
as The Misery Kid
Chris Pitt
Chris Pitt
as Baby Boom
Lionel Blair
Lionel Blair
as Harry Charms
Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle
as Johnny Wonder
Robbie Coltrane
Robbie Coltrane
as Mario
Jess Conrad
Jess Conrad
as Cappuccino Man
Smiley Culture
Smiley Culture
as D.J. Entertainer
Ronald Fraser
Ronald Fraser
as Amberley Drove
Slim Gaillard
Slim Gaillard
as Party Singer
Irene Handl
Irene Handl
as Mrs Larkin
Peter-Hugo Daly
Peter-Hugo Daly
as Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly)
Amanda Jane Powell
Amanda Jane Powell
as Dorita
Johnny Shannon
Johnny Shannon
as Saltzman
Sylvia Syms
Sylvia Syms
as Cynthia Eve
Ekow Abban
Ekow Abban
as Santa Lucia Club Owner
Robert Austin
Robert Austin
as Slim Brother
Gerry Alexander
Gerry Alexander
as Ton-Up Vicar
Jim Dunk
Jim Dunk
as Slim Brother
Johnny Edge
Johnny Edge
as Trader Horn
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen Ejogo
as Carmen
Paul Fairminer
Paul Fairminer
as Eddie Sex
Hugo First
Hugo First
as Maltese Lodger
Pat Hartley
Pat Hartley
as Ms Cool Snr
Astley Harvey
Astley Harvey
as Mr Cool Snr
Colin Jeavons
Colin Jeavons
as Pamphleteer
Alfred Maron
Alfred Maron
as Bert the Tailor
Zoot Money
Zoot Money
as Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money)
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw
as Baby Boom's Mother
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli
as Maltese Lodger
Chua Kah Joo
Chua Kah Joo
as Dancer
Eric Sykes
Eric Sykes
as Arcade Attendant (uncredited)
Barrie Holland
Barrie Holland
as Fashion Editor (uncredited)
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