Staying Up (2002)
Set in 1990 on an Air Force base in the mid-Atlantic. Billy is desperate to listen to his team Middlesborough, play Newcastle United. But Billy's quest for diversion masks an unspoken trauma in his past which he is forced to confront.
Director: Michael Wadding
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Stephen Tompkinson as Billy Gowland |
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Elizabeth Carling as Carol Gowland |
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Christopher Fulford as Sgt. Hawke |
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Johnny Vegas as Frank O'Hanlon |
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David MacCreedy as Craig |
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Craig Heaney as Omar Watson |
| Directing | Michael Wadding | Director |
| Production | Derek Wax | Producer |
| Art | Helen Downes | Art Department Assistant |
| Sound | Michael Narduzzo | Sound mixer |
| Writing | Harry Pearson | Writer |
| Crew | Tim White | Sound Recordist |