Then Barbara Met Alan (2022)
The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
Directors: Bruce Goodison, Amit Sharma.
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Ruth Madeley as Barbara Lisicki |
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Arthur Hughes as Alan Holdsworth |
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Liz Carr as Liz |
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Mat Fraser as Mat |
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Laura Aikman as Victoria Scott |
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Barbara Lisicki as Self |
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Alan Holdsworth as Self |
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Philippa Cole as Sue |
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Manny Ahmed as Dev |
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Reece Pantry as Billy |
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Nadeem Islam as Deepak |
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Elizabeth Hill as Francesca |
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Faith Edwards as Gwen |
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Shreya M. Patel as Shivali |
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Vivienne Soan as Nora |
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Andy Chaplin as Police Officer |
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Brydie Service as Steph |
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Jo Sergeant as Floor Manager |
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Ross Grant as John Fallow |
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Dan Mersh as Joe Simpson |
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Jack Humphrey as Jeremy |
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Fergus Rattigan as Ian |
| Crew | Emma Loach | Commissioning Editor |
| Directing | Bruce Goodison | Director |
| Sound | Patrick Holland | Music Director |
| Crew | Abigail Priddle | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Tom Pullen | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Clare Sillery | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Bryony Arnold | Producer |
| Production | Richard Bond | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Amit Sharma | Director |
| Production | Jack Thorne | Executive Producer |
| Art | James Cross | Art Direction |
| Art | Sasha Webster | Set Decoration |
| Editing | William Chetwynd | Online Editor |
| Production | Daniel Edwards | Casting Director |
| Art | Timothy Robinson-Boulton | Art Direction |
| Writing | Genevieve Barr | Writer |
| Production | Beverley Horne | Post Producer |
| Writing | Jack Thorne | Writer |
| Production | Alex Cowan | Producer |
| Art | Adam Mayor | Dressing Prop |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gemma Lowin | Makeup Supervisor |
| Production | Heather Varley | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalie Humphries | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rachel Keane | Makeup Supervisor |
| Art | Natasha Guinness | Art Department Assistant |
| Production | Justina Wright | Line Producer |
| Art | Gini Godwin | Production Design |
| Directing | Rosalind Howes | First Assistant Director |
| Production | Dejan Cancar | Production Manager |
| Production | Pauline Stone | Production Manager |
| Art | Kevin Dee | Dressing Prop |
| Crew | Susanne Salavati | Cinematography |
| Editing | Christopher Watson | Editor |
| Art | Stella Hadjidemetriou | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Matilda Mascall | Art Department Assistant |
| Camera | Susanne Salavati | Director of Photography |
| Production | Eli Pendlebury | Unit Manager |
| Production | Alison Seymour | Head of Production |
| Sound | Danyaal Shah | Boom Operator |
| Visual Effects | Yianni Papanicolaou | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Rob Hughes | Mix Technician |
| Sound | Keith Tunney | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Khandiz Towill | Makeup Designer |
| Production | Laura Hodgson | Production Manager |
| Sound | Mahoney Post | Foley |
| Crew | James Gillett | Motion Capture Artist |
| Sound | Lee Herrick | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Bruno Tormos | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | John Robson | Property Master |
| Art | Sasha Webster | Set Designer |
| Camera | Angus Chinn | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Natalie Hill | Makeup Supervisor |
| Art | Graeme Peacock | Graphic Designer |
| Sound | Mario Gennari | Sound |
| Sound | Ifé Ojo | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Samuel Dore | Visual Effects |
| Camera | Amber Turnstall | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom O’Dell | Costume Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Chris Warren | Visual Effects |
| Lighting | Charles Mahoney | Electrician |
| Camera | Chris Matthews | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Maiya Rose | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jack Macmanomy | Grip |
| Crew | Jack Patience | Floor Runner |
| Lighting | Robert Gavigan | Gaffer |
| Camera | Taofeeq Taz Sanusi | Camera Trainee |
| Lighting | Christian Smith | Electrician |
| Camera | Stefan Varbanov | Grip |
| Crew | Lucy Paul | Motion Capture Artist |
| Crew | Paul Kennington | Stunt Coordinator |
| Lighting | Ashley Howe | Electrician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emily Bowen | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Charlie Paul | Motion Capture Artist |
| Camera | Martin Laskey | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Crew | Martin Mckellan | Dialogue Coach |
| Camera | Nacho Guzman | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Sinan Yilmaz | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Directing | Dylan Nicholson | Third Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Simon Brown | Electrician |
| Camera | Henry Fothergill | Key Grip |
| Camera | Bobby Gavigan | Camera Trainee |
| Directing | Samuel Mines | Third Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Anthony Thomas | Electrician |
| Production | Max Bach | Production Runner |
| Crew | Scott McAlinden | Floor Runner |
| Costume & Make-Up | Alice Cox Morton | Costume Standby |
| Camera | Ed Livesey | Grip |
| Crew | Anastasiya Cherkasyuk | Loader |
| Camera | Mike Vega | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Santiago Genochio | Assistant Location Manager |
| Crew | Gabriele Fedaraviciute | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Holly Lubran | Production Assistant |
| Production | Mark Bottino | Production Accountant |
| Production | Shane Murray | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Barbara Lisicki | Thanks |
| Crew | Tom Calvert | Legal Services |
| Production | Maya Tysoe | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Baroness Jane Campbell | Thanks |
| Crew | Hannah Dunnell | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Matthew Lane | Location Manager |
| Editing | Scott Goulding | Colorist |
| Directing | Adelaide Waldrop | Action Director |
| Directing | Elizabeth Benbow | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Hugo Nicholson | Vehicles Coordinator |
| Production | Ellis Cooper | Production Runner |
| Production | Kate Elmer | Researcher |
| Editing | Jamie Welsh | Colorist |
| Crew | Andy Blackburn | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Sue Elsegood | Thanks |
| Directing | Lucy Fennell | Action Director |
| Crew | David Hevey | Thanks |
| Costume & Make-Up | Molly Stapleton | Costume Assistant |
| Editing | James Clarke | Digital Intermediate |
| Production | Ellie Dunn | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Tony Baldwinson | Thanks |
| Production | Lucy Abraham | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Kemal Drankai | Driver |
| Crew | Alan Holdsworth | Thanks |
| Crew | Alastair Sirkett | Visual Effects Editor |
| Sound | Alan Holdsworth | Songs |
| Crew | Ben Bullivant Norris | Medical Consultant |
| Sound | Amelia Hartley | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Rob Hart | Steadicam Operator |
| Production | Debbie Shuter | Producer |
| Crew | Mark Langlay-Smith | Mix Technician |
| Sound | Chaz Jankel | Original Music Composer |