CinemaOSMovie · 2000 · 1h 35m

Purely Belter

They're a couple of zeros short of a grand

67%(35)IMDbComedyDrama

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!

Directed byMark Herman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 35m
Language
EN
Released
November 3, 2000
Studios
Film4 ProductionsMumbo Jumbo Productions

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring

Chris Beattie

Gerry McCarten

Greg McLane

Sewell

Charlie Hardwick

Charlie Hardwick

Mrs. McCarten

Roy Hudd

Roy Hudd

Mr. Sewell

Tim Healy

Tim Healy

Mr. McCarten

Kevin Whately

Kevin Whately

Mr. Caird

Kerry Ann Christiansen

Kerry Ann Christiansen

Bridget

Jody Baldwin

Jody Baldwin

Gemma

Tracey Wilkinson

Tracey Wilkinson

Mrs. Caird

Willie Ross

Willie Ross

Ginga

Creative team
Directed by
Mark Herman
Written by
Mark Herman
Jonathan Tulloch
Produced by
Elizabeth Karlsen

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