01 Dec 1972
The Poseidon Adventure
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.
Funny Cow
When life knocks you down... stand up.
A comedian uses her troubled past as material for her stand-up routine, trying to rise up through the comedy circuit by playing Northern England's working men's clubs.
Top Billed Cast
Maxine Peake Funny Cow
Stephen Graham Mike/Funny Calf's Dad
Christine Bottomley Funny Calf's Mum
Paddy Considine Angus
Tony Pitts Bob
Alun Armstrong Lenny
Lindsey Coulson Funny Cow's Mum
Kevin Eldon Danny
Hannah Walters Jean
Diane Morgan Margaret
Macy Shackleton Funny Calf
Hebe Beardsall Funny Calf (Aged 20s)
Tom Gibbons Bob (Aged 20s)
Ashton Steele Young Mike
Vic Reeves Ventriloquist
John Bishop Colin Pine
Graham Hughes Jacques LeCock
Corinne Bailey Rae Coffee
Bobby Knutt Crookes Club Concert Secretary
Kevin Rowland Jeff
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