The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

ALL 03/01/1982 (en) Comedy, Music, TV Movie 90 Min
  • Release
    03/01/1982
  • Production
    Amnesty International
  • Rotten tomato
    60%
  • Original title
    The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

At Last the Truth Can Be Told - The Other Ball is Bigger

Overview

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

  1. Julien Temple

    Director

  2. Story



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  1. Rowan Atkinson

    Self - Various Roles

  2. Jeff Beck

    Self

  3. Alan Bennett

    Self - Various Roles

  4. Graham Chapman

    Self - Various Roles

  5. Eric Clapton

    Self

  6. John Cleese

    Self - Various Roles

  7. Phil Collins

    Self

  8. Billy Connolly

    Self

  9. Peter Cook

    Self - Various Roles

  10. Sheena Easton

    The Secret Policeman Choir

  11. Bob Geldof

    Self

  12. Barry Humphries

    Self - Various Roles

  13. Michael Palin

    Self - Various Roles

  14. David Rappaport

    Various Roles

  15. Sting

    Self

  16. John Bird

    Self - Various Roles

  17. Tim Brooke-Taylor

    Self - Various Characters

  18. Donovan

    Self

  19. Johnnie Fingers

    Self

  20. John Fortune

    Self - Various Roles

  21. Chris Langham

    Self - Various Roles

  22. Griff Rhys Jones

    Self - Various Roles

  23. Alexei Sayle

    Self

  24. Pamela Stephenson

    Self - Various Roles

  25. John Wells

    Self - Various Roles

  26. Victoria Wood

    Self

  27. Daryl Stuermer

    Various Roles

  28. Maynard Williams

    Various Roles

  29. Pete Townshend

    Self

  30. Jasper Carrott

    Self

  31. Doreen Chanter

    The Secret Policeman Choir

  32. Chris Cross

    The Secret Policeman Choir

  33. Neil Innes

    Self

  34. Micky Moody

    The Secret Policeman Choir

  35. Midge Ure

    The Secret Policeman Choir

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 35 , Crews : 23

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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) 90 Min

ALL 03/01/1982 (en)
Comedy, Music, TV Movie
  • Release 03/01/1982
  • Production
    Amnesty International
  • Original title The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

At Last the Truth Can Be Told - The Other Ball is Bigger

Overview

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

  1. Julien Temple

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Andy Attenburrow, Geoff Hogg, Thomas Schwalm

    Editor

  4. Roger Graef, Bob Weinstein, Corky Burger, Harvey Weinstein, John Cleese, Martin Lewis

    Producer