Slip-Up is a 1986 British television film directed by James Cellan Jones and starring Jeremy Kemp, George Costigan and Larry Lamb.[1] the film recounts the unsuccessful attempts of Jack Slipper to extradite the Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs from Brazil.
| Slip-Up | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Keith Waterhouse Anthony Delano |
| Directed by | James Cellan Jones |
| Starring | Jeremy Kemp George Costigan Larry Lamb |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Graham Benson |
| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC 1 |
| Release | 30 December 1986 |
It is also known by the alternative title The Great Paper Chase.
Cast edit
- Jeremy Kemp as Jack Slipper
- George Costigan as Sergeant Jones
- Larry Lamb as Ronald Arthur Biggs
- Nicholas Le Prevost as Mackenzie
- Tony Doyle as Vine
- Fulton Mackay as McColl
- Barry Jackson as Hitchen
- Desmond McNamara as Lovelace
- Gwen Taylor as Charmian Biggs
- Silvina Pereira as Raimunda
- To-Zé Martinho as Garcia
- Michael Aitken as Hinch
- George Sweeney as Brennan
- Valerie Braddell as Anthea
- Philip Jackson as Purgavie
- Jack Watling as Champion
- Armando Cortez as Flat Superintendent
- Suzana Borges as Lucia
- Julian Curry as Edwards
- Denys Hawthorne as Neill
- Simon Cutter as Benckendorff
- Ian Hastings as Steel
- António Salgueiro as Old Prisoner
- John Flanagan as Monk & McCabe
- Danny Webb as Monk & McCabe
- Alastair G. Cumming as Australian
- Adelaide João as Family in Favela
- António Évora as Family in Favela
- Eustácio de Abreu as Desk Sergeant
- Angela Erreira as Phyllis
- Rui Neves as TV Interviewer
- Lídia Franco as Recepcionist
- Rogério Samora as Desk Clerk
- António Anjos as Taxi Driver
- João Sarabando as Anthea's driver
- Ricardo Luís Macedo as ITN Reporter
References edit
- ^ Singer p.577
Bibliography edit
- Michael Singer. Film Directors. Lone Eagle Publishing, 2002.
