The Parole Officer

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The Parole Officer

"Fighting crime the only way he knows how. Badly."

2001

1h 33m

5.9(115 votes)

Crime

Comedy

Overview

A hapless parole officer is framed for murder by a crooked police chief. To prove his innocence he must entice his former clients away from the law abiding lives they are now living to recover the evidence that will save him.

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Cast & Crew

48 members

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Steve Coogan

Simon Garden

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Lena Headey

Emma

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Ben Miller

Colin

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Om Puri

George

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Steven Waddington

Jeff

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Stephen Dillane

Inspector Burton

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Emma Williams

Kirsty

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John Henshaw

Cochran

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Bernard Wrigley

Bike Group Leader

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Omar Sharif

Victor

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Jenny Agutter

Victor's Wife

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Simon Pegg

Deflated Husband

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Julia Davis

Insinuating Wife

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Peter Armitage

Chief Constable

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Emma Gilmour

Secretary

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James Smith

Tribunal Man

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Susan Jane Tanner

Stern Woman

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Iain Mitchell

Tribunal Chairman

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Olga Grahame

Jeff's Mam

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Bruce McGregor

1st Policeman

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Justin Burrows

Mills

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Marc Goodhall

'Death'

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Clive Kneller

Deacon

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Buster Reeves

1st Hardman

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Amy Shaw

Old Lady

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Brian Nickels

2nd Hardman

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Jake Abraham

Seedy Man

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Kate Deakin

Club Receptionist

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David J. Nicholls

Bill

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Togo Igawa

Japanese Businessman

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Eiji Kusuhara

Japanese Businessman

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Francesca Hall

Club Manageress

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Iain McKee

2nd Policeman

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Nayef Rashed

Victor in Disguise

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Victoria Gould

First Security Guard

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June Broughton

Old Lady

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Natasha Alexander

Second Security Guard

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Hazel Douglas

Old Lady in Art Gallery

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Richard Sinnott

Bank Manager

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Terence Mann

Desk Sergeant

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Jo-Anne Knowles

TV Interviewer

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Kevin Malloy

Alarm Company Operator

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Alan Clarke

Lycra Crusty

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Donna Henry

WPC at Service Station

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Sue McCormick

Garage Customer

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Elaine Barnett

Sales Assistant

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Geoff Oldham

Mayor

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Ty Glaser

WPC

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