"The year's most revealing comedy."

1997

1h 31m

7.0(1733 votes)

Comedy

Overview

Sheffield, England. Gaz, a jobless steelworker in need of quick cash persuades his mates to bare it all in a one-night-only strip show.

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Cast & Crew

30 members

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Robert Carlyle

Gary "Gaz" Schofield

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Mark Addy

Dave Horsefall

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Wim Snape

Nathan Schofield

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Steve Huison

Lomper

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Tom Wilkinson

Gerald Arthur Cooper

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Paul Barber

Barrington "Horse" Mitchell

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Hugo Speer

Guy

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Lesley Sharp

Jean Horsefall

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Emily Woof

Mandy

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Deirdre Costello

Linda Cooper

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Paul Butterworth

Barry

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Dave Hill

Alan

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Bruce Jones

Reg

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Andrew Livingston

Terry

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Vinny Dhillon

Sharon

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Kate Layden

Bee

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Joanna Swain

Sheryl

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Kate Rutter

Dole Clerk

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June Broughton

Lomper's Mum

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Glenn Cunningham

Police Inspector

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Chris Brailsford

Duty Sergeant

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Steve Garti

Policeman

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Malcolm Pitt

Job Club Manager

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Dennis Blanch

Director

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Daryl Fishwick

Social Worker

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David Lonsdale

Repossession Man

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Fiona Watts

Beryl

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Muriel Hunt

Horse's Mum

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Theresa Maduemezia

Horse's Sister

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Fiona Nelson

Horse's Sister

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