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The Scar (1997)

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Film details

Featuring

Charlie Hardwick Bill Speed Darren Bell
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1997
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Drama set in County Durham about a woman, who was active during the 1984/85 miners' strike. The failure of her marriage and the disintegration of her community have shattered both her personal and political beliefs. At a reunion of women activists, the night before the Miners' Gala, at the local rock 'n' roll dance, she meets the recently arrived manager of an open cast coal mine which the `free enterprise' culture has fostered as replacement for the traditional mining communities. When he asks her to dance, he is unaware of the effect it will have on both of their lives. He does not understand what he is getting himself into. For the woman, the conflict he engenders proves to be the catalyst to rekindle her lost belief.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - May Murton
    
    Charlie Hardwick
  - Roy Cotton
    
    Bill Speed
  - Dale Murton
    
    Darren Bell
  - Tony Murton
    
    Brian Hogg
  - Becky Murton
    
    Katja Roberts
  - Jenny
    
    Amber Styles
  - Belle Murton
    
    Moffatt, Madeleine
  - Groppa
    
    Stephen Gee
  - Tracy
    
    Alexis Elliott
  - opencast foreman
    
    Ray Stubbs
  - old man
    
    Harry Herring
  - Bill Rowland
    
    Colin Maclachlan
  - Andy Coates
    
    Roger Hyams
  - waitress
    
    Anna Maria Gascoigne
  - lout at gala
    
    Peter Harrison
  - barman
    
    Killeen, Jimmy
  - 'Billy'
    
    Blue Checked Cock
  - the band
    
    The Graduates
  - stunt performer
    
    Rob Bellingham
  - radio presenter
    
    Graham Raine
  - newscaster
    
    Donald McBride
  - herself
    
    Heather Wood
  - herself
    
    Marilyn Johnson
  - herself
    
    Margaret Foster
  - herself
    
    Joan Wilkinson
  - herself
    
    Jackie Leathers
  - herself
    
    Isobel Parkin
  - himself
    
    Richard Pallister
  - himself
    
    John Wilson
  - himself
    
    Joey Storey
  - himself
    
    Mick Ramshaw
  - himself
    
    Ropper Robinson
  - himself
    
    Terry Craddock
  - himself
    
    Craig Sauter
  - herself
    
    Emma Pygall
  - herself
    
    Nancy McManus
  - herself
    
    Myrtle Macpherson
  - herself
    
    Mary Bell
  - himself
    
    Michael Cathrine
  - herself
    
    Fiona Campbell
  - himself
    
    Russell Robson
  - herself
    
    Leanne Stover
  - herself
    
    Laura Wolfe
  - herself
    
    Paula Wells
  - herself
    
    Leslie Knight
  - himself
    
    Kevin Wells
  - herself
    
    Christine Wells
  - herself
    
    Lyn Higgins
  - himself
    
    Peter McCarthy
  - himself
    
    Roger Powell
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Richard Grassick
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Ellin Hare
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Murray Martin
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Pat McCarthy
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Lorna Powell
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Peter Roberts
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Annie Robson
  - Amber Production Team
    
    Geoff Scott
  - ©
    
    Amber Films
  - Presented by
    
    Amber Films
  - Presented in conjunction with
    
    BBC
  - Presented in association with
    
    Northern Arts
  - Presented in association with
    
    Northern Production Fund
  - Developed with financial assistance from
    
    Northern Production Fund
  - This project was part financed by the
    
    European Community
  - This project was part financed by the
    
    European Regional Development Fund
  - Commissioning Editor BBC
    
    Tessa Ross
  - Continuity
    
    Lisa Jones
  - 1984 Speech - Original
    
    Heather Wood
  - Script Consultant
    
    Roger Hyams
  - Camera Assistant
    
    Lynda Robinson
  - Co-editor
    
    Irina Hoss
  - Avid Editor
    
    Hindmarsh, David
  - Nonlinear Post Production
    
    Imagine
  - Avid Assistant
    
    Colin Bone
  - Art Director
    
    Irena Pietruszka
  - Set Design
    
    Unstoppables
  - Titles
    
    Soho Images
  - Front Title
    
    Nicola Balfour
  - Laboratory
    
    Colour Film Services
  - Film Grader
    
    Tony Benfield
  - Neg Cutting
    
    P.N.C.
  - Original Music Composed and Arranged by
    
    Joe Armstrong
  - Original Music Composed and Arranged by
    
    Graham Raine
  - Rave Music
    
    Stephen Wilson
  - Musician
    
    Joe Armstrong
  - Musician
    
    Bridget Enever
  - Musician
    
    Graham Raine
  - Musical Director
    
    Joe Armstrong
  - Recording Studio
    
    Off Beat Tracks
  - Choreographer
    
    Silmon, Lynn
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Elaine Drainville
  - Dubbing Mixer
    
    Skilton, Dave
  - Archive Material
    
    Jimmy Johnson
  - Archive Material
    
    Amber
  - Catering
    
    Rosie's Cafe & Krew Cuisine

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