12 Sep 2007
Control
The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
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Fed up with the system. Ticked off at the establishment. And mad about... each other.
A Yorkshire coal mine is threatened with closure and the only hope is for the men to enter their Grimley Colliery Brass Band into a national competition. They believe they have no hope until Gloria appears carrying her Flugelhorn. At first mocked for being a woman, she soon becomes the only chance for the band to win.
Top Billed Cast
Pete Postlethwaite Danny
Tara Fitzgerald Gloria
Ewan McGregor Andy Barrow
Stephen Tompkinson Phil
Jim Carter Harry
Philip Jackson Jim
Peter Martin Ernie
Sue Johnston Vera
Melanie Hill Sandra
Mary Healey Ida
Lill Roughley Rita
Peter Gunn Simmo
Kenneth Colley Greasley
Olga Grahame Mrs. Foggan
Bernard Wrigley Chapman
Ken Kitson Heavy 1
Adrian Hood Heavy 2
Sally Adams Ward Sister (as Sally Adams)
Katherine Dow Blyton Nurse
Toni Galacki Gary
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