The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

At Last the Truth Can Be Told - The Other Ball is Bigger

  • Genre: Comedy, Music, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1982-03-01
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 4 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 30min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Amnesty International
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Julien Temple
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Summary

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

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  • Rowan Atkinson

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Jeff Beck

    as Himself

  • Alan Bennett

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Graham Chapman

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Eric Clapton

    as Himself

  • John Cleese

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Phil Collins

    as Himself

  • Billy Connolly

    as Himself

  • Peter Cook

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Sheena Easton

    as The Secret Policeman Choir

  • Bob Geldof

    as Himself

  • Barry Humphries

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Michael Palin

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • David Rappaport

    as Various Roles

  • Sting

    as Himself

  • John Bird

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Tim Brooke-Taylor

    as Himself - Various Characters

  • Donovan

    as Himself

  • Johnnie Fingers

    as Himself

  • John Fortune

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Chris Langham

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Griff Rhys Jones

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Alexei Sayle

    as Himself

  • Pamela Stephenson

    as Herself - Various Roles

  • John Wells

    as Himself - Various Roles

  • Victoria Wood

    as Herself

  • Daryl Stuermer

    as Various Roles

  • Maynard Williams

    as Various Roles

  • Pete Townshend

    as Himself

  • Jasper Carrott

    as Himself

  • Doreen Chanter

    as The Secret Policeman Choir

  • Chris Cross

    as The Secret Policeman Choir

  • Neil Innes

    as Himself

  • Micky Moody

    as The Secret Policeman Choir

  • Midge Ure

    as The Secret Policeman Choir
Directing Julien Temple Director
Editing Geoff Hogg Editor
Production Martin Lewis Producer
Production Roger Graef Producer
Sound Chris Munro Sound Recordist
Production John Cleese Producer
Camera Oliver Stapleton Director of Photography
Writing Terence Dackombe Writer
Production Harvey Weinstein Producer
Production Michael Hamlyn Associate Producer
Editing Andy Attenburrow Editor
Production Bob Weinstein Producer
Production Corky Burger Producer
Directing John Cleese Assistant Director
Editing Thomas Schwalm Editor
Sound Paul Carr Sound
Camera Brian Herlihy Camera Production Assistant
Camera John Metcalfe Camera Operator
Camera Simon Ransley Camera Operator
Directing Alison Thorne Continuity
Sound John Altman Music Director
Sound Alan Brewer Music Arranger
Production Andy Birmingham Production Accountant

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