| An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council. With Smith appearing as himself and filmmakers Murray Martin and Steve Trafford as two journalists, the film interrogates the interviews and archive footage, weaving them together with a fictional scandal unfolding on the streets around them… | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1987 |
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| Genres: | Thriller, Documentary |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jun 02, 2024 Entered: Jun 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| T. Dan Smith | Self |
| Dennis Skinner | Self |
| Murray Martin | Self |
| Jack Johnson | Self |
| Ken Skethaway | Self |
| Dave Hill | Jack Cross |
| Art Davies | Councillor Alan Deal |
| Christopher Northey | Jeremy Maudsley-Long |
| Steve Trafford | Steve |
| Martin Murray | Murray |
| Ralph Nossek | Home Secretary |
| Harry Herring | Councillor Albert |
| Cilla Mason | Councillor Edith |
| Elizabeth Mansfield | Newscaster |
| Amber Styles | Cleaner |
| Kay Wight | Alan Deal's Wife |
| Norma Day | None |
| Gwen Doran | None |
| Brian Hogg | None |
| Mike Mason | None |
| Dick McCullough | None |
| Joseph Neatrour | None |
| Max Roberts | None |
| Bob White | None |
| Lee Ross | None |
| Paul Heslop | None |
| Alan Twelvetree | None |
| Nigel Stanger | None |
| Ray Stubbs | Resident and Paper Seller |
| Name | Job |
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| Ray Stubbs | Original Music Composer |
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| Dave Eadington | Producer |
| Martin Murray | Producer |
| Judith Tomlinson | Producer |
| Elaine Drainville | Producer |
| Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen | Producer |
| Peter Roberts | Producer |
| Richard Grassick | Producer |
| Jane Neatrour | Producer |
| Steve Trafford | Producer |
| Ellin Hare | Producer |
| Lorna Powell | Producer |
| Ray Stubbs | Producer |
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