Blackball

Blackball

At Last, A Sportsman The British Can Be Proud Of

R 2003 · 96 min · ★ 5.2 · Comedy

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

Directed by Mel Smith · Written by Tim Firth

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Paul Kaye Cliff Starkey
Johnny Vegas Trevor
James Cromwell Ray Speight
Bernard Cribbins Mutley
Alice Evans Kerry
Vince Vaughn Rick Schwartz
Imelda Staunton Bridget
James Fleet Alan the Pipe
Kenneth Cranham Chairman Collins
Ian McNeice Hugh The Sideburns
David Ryall Giles Wilton
Terry Alderton Bouncer Jonno

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