
Absolute Beginners
A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...
Release Date: 1986-04-04
Drama
Music
Romance
★★★★★★★★★★ (62 votes)
Casts

Eddie O'Connell
as Colin, Photographer / Narrator

Patsy Kensit
as Suzette

James Fox
as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen

David Bowie
as Vendice Partners

Ray Davies
as Arthur, Colin's Dad

Mandy Rice-Davies
as Flora, Colin's Mum

Eve Ferret
as Big Jill

Tony Hippolyte
as Mr. Cool

Graham Fletcher-Cook
as Wizard

Joseph McKenna
as Fabulous Hoplite