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| Director: | David Attwood | 
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| Writer: | Alexander Masters | 
| Staring: | 
| Story about the remarkable friendship between a reclusive writer and illustrator and a chaotic homeless man, whom he gets to know during a campaign to release two charity workers from prison. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 23, 2007 | 
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| Director: | David Attwood | 
| Writer: | Alexander Masters | 
| Genres: | Drama, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | based on novel or book, homeless person, biography, alcoholism, cambridge, institution, abuse, 1990s | 
| Production Companies | Neal Street Productions, BBC, HBO Films, Knifedge | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
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| Tom Hardy | Stuart Shorter | 
| Benedict Cumberbatch | Alexander Masters | 
| Nicola Duffett | Judith | 
| Claire-Louise Cordwell | Karen | 
| Edna Doré | Stuart's Gran | 
| Frank Mills | Stuart's Granddad | 
| Candis Nergaard | Sophie | 
| Felicity Dean | Dido | 
| Timothy Carlton | Judge Howarth | 
| Steve King | James Gibbons | 
| Joanna Maude | Ruth | 
| Trevor Sellers | John | 
| Marston Bloom | Drew | 
| Terry Bird | Police Officer | 
| Dominic Coleman | Attacking Man | 
| Barbara Barnes | Secretary | 
| Hugh Armstrong | Old Drunk | 
| George Anton | Dangerous Ginger | 
| Shenagh Govan | Bookish Woman | 
| Laurence Hobbs | Smithy | 
| Giles Taylor | Reuben | 
| David Chittenden | James | 
| Richard Pettyfer | Head Prison Officer | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Lloyd Bass | Stunts | 
| Ulf Brantås | Director of Photography | 
| David Attwood | Director | 
| St. John O'Rorke | Editor | 
| Pia Di Ciaula | Editor | 
| Alexander Masters | Screenplay, Book | 
| Justine Luxton | Costume Design | 
| Rosie Octon | Makeup Trainee | 
| Andy Merchant | Stunts | 
| Steve Parr | Music | 
| Mark Holt | Special Effects Supervisor | 
| Alex Ellerington | Dialogue Editor | 
| Andre Schmidt | Dialogue Editor | 
| Laurence Cendrowicz | Still Photographer | 
| Steve O'Reilly | Electrician | 
| Andrew Wiggins | Focus Puller | 
| Paddy Paddison | Standby Art Director | 
| Donal Woods | Production Design | 
| Richard Smith | Researcher | 
| Jessica Brooks | Makeup & Hair | 
| Phil Booth | First Assistant Director | 
| Nrinder Dhudwar | Stunt Coordinator | 
| P.J. Bloom | Music Consultant | 
| James Davis | Special Effects Technician | 
| Peter Kersey | Special Effects | 
| Iain Eyre | ADR Editor | 
| Alexandros Sidiropoulos | ADR Recordist | 
| Adam Gillham | Camera Operator | 
| Alessandra Sangermano | Clapper Loader | 
| Charlie Johnson | Property Master | 
| Rob Lane | Music, Original Music Composer | 
| Andrea Coathupe | Art Direction | 
| Karen Hartley-Thomas | Makeup Designer | 
| Charlie Reed | Third Assistant Director | 
| Emma Leslie | Music Supervisor | 
| David Holt | Special Effects Technician | 
| Clive Derbyshire | Sound Mixer | 
| Steve Little | ADR Editor | 
| Lee Walpole | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Ronan Murphy | Grip | 
| David Smith | Camera Truck | 
| Elaine Jones | Art Department Assistant | 
| Heather Storr | Script Supervisor | 
| Levan Doran | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Rupert Ryle-Hodges | Co-Producer | 
| Pippa Harris | Producer | 
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