07 Nov 2006
The Penalty King
Lee, a soccer player who descends into depression when he goes blind, is encouraged to take up the game again by a maverick American and the inspiration of Leeds Utd legend, Billy Bremner.
Purely Belter
They're a couple of zeros short of a grand
Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!
Top Billed Cast
Chris Beattie Gerry McCarten
Greg McLane Sewell
Charlie Hardwick Mrs. McCarten
Roy Hudd Mr. Sewell
Tim Healy Mr. McCarten
Kevin Whately Mr. Caird
Kerry Ann Christiansen Bridget
Jody Baldwin Gemma
Tracey Wilkinson Mrs. Caird
Willie Ross Ginga
Tracy Whitwell Clare
Su Elliot Mrs Brabin
Daniel James Lake Matthew Brabin
Libby Davison Miss Warren
Val McLane Maureen
Adam Fogerty Zak
Anne Orwin Auntie Maud
Lynne Wilmot Cashier
Brendan P. Healy Park Worker
Alan Shearer Himself
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