Riff-Raff (1991)
Stevie, fresh from prison in Scotland, finds a job on a London construction site. The working conditions are poor and most of the men are working under aliases, due to immigration status and to not conflict with their "signing on" for unemployment benefits. Some coworkers help Stevie secure housing, squatting in a council estate. Then Stevie meets Susan, from Ireland, who's struggling to be a professional singer.
Director:
Ken Loach
Writer:
Bill Jesse
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Robert Carlyle as Stevie |
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Emer McCourt as Susan |
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George Moss as Mo |
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Jimmy Coleman as Shem |
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Ricky Tomlinson as Larry |
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David Finch as Kevin |
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Peter Mullan as Jake |
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Richard Belgrave as Kojo |
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Ade Sapara as Fiaman |
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Derek Young as Desmonde |
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Bill Moores as Smurph |
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Willie Ross as Gus Siddon |
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Luke Kelly as Ken Jones |
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Gary Lammin as Mick (as Garrie J. Lammin) |
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Dean Perry as Wilf |
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Terry Bird as Van Driver |
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John Kazek as Robert |
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Maureen Carr as Ellen |
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Anne Marie Timoney as Fiona |
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Angela Morant as Estate Agent |
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Vicky Murdock as Medical Secretary |
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Tracy Brabin as Singer |
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Debra Gillett as Singer |
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Benjamin Lush as Singer |
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Jayne Mackenzie as Singer |
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Johanne Murdock as Singer |
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David Alder as Director |
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David Taegar as Producer |
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Terry Duggan as Boss in Office |
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Jimmy Batten as Man Buying Kango |
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Dylan O'Mahony as Youth |
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Brian Coyle as Youth |
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Stuart Peveril as Youth |
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James Macdonald as Funeral Director |
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Mike Hayden as Security Guard (as Mike Haydon) |
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Lila Cherif as Estate Agent's Client |
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Joumana Gill as Estate Agent's Client |
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Zohra El Harrack as Estate Agent's Client |
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Dominic Barlow as Pianist |
| Directing | Ken Loach | Director |
| Writing | Bill Jesse | Screenplay |
| Camera | Barry Ackroyd | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Stewart Copeland | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Martin Johnson | Production Design |
| Sound | Bob Withey | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Wendy Knowles | Costume Design |
| Editing | Jonathan Morris | Editor |
| Camera | Paul Chedlow | Still Photographer |
| Production | Sally Hibbin | Producer |
| Directing | Valerie Croft | Continuity |