The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
Director: Julien Temple
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Rowan Atkinson as Self - Various Roles |
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Jeff Beck as Self |
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Alan Bennett as Self - Various Roles |
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Graham Chapman as Self - Various Roles |
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Eric Clapton as Self |
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John Cleese as Self - Various Roles |
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Phil Collins as Self |
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Billy Connolly as Self |
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Peter Cook as Self - Various Roles |
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Sheena Easton as The Secret Policeman Choir |
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Bob Geldof as Self |
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Barry Humphries as Self - Various Roles |
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Michael Palin as Self - Various Roles |
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David Rappaport as Various Roles |
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Sting as Self |
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John Bird as Self - Various Roles |
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Tim Brooke-Taylor as Self - Various Characters |
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Donovan as Self |
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Johnnie Fingers as Self |
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John Fortune as Self - Various Roles |
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Chris Langham as Self - Various Roles |
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Griff Rhys Jones as Self - Various Roles |
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Alexei Sayle as Self |
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Pamela Stephenson as Self - Various Roles |
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John Wells as Self - Various Roles |
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Victoria Wood as Self |
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Daryl Stuermer as Various Roles |
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Maynard Williams as Various Roles |
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Pete Townshend as Self |
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Jasper Carrott as Self |
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Doreen Chanter as The Secret Policeman Choir |
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Chris Cross as The Secret Policeman Choir |
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Neil Innes as Self |
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Micky Moody as The Secret Policeman Choir |
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Midge Ure as The Secret Policeman Choir |
| Directing | Julien Temple | Director |
| Sound | Paul Carr | Sound |
| Camera | Brian Herlihy | Camera Production Assistant |
| Camera | John Metcalfe | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Simon Ransley | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Alison Thorne | Continuity |
| Sound | John Altman | Music Director |
| Sound | Alan Brewer | Music Arranger |
| Production | Andy Birmingham | Production Accountant |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Producer |
| Camera | Oliver Stapleton | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Andy Attenburrow | Editor |
| Editing | Geoff Hogg | Editor |
| Editing | Thomas Schwalm | Editor |
| Production | John Cleese | Producer |
| Production | Martin Lewis | Producer |
| Production | Michael Hamlyn | Associate Producer |
| Production | Roger Graef | Producer |
| Production | Corky Burger | Producer |
| Writing | Terence Dackombe | Writer |
| Directing | John Cleese | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Chris Munro | Sound Recordist |
