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Billy Elliot

BBC One
on BBC One London

Drama set against the 1984 miners' strike, starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters. Eleven-year-old Billy faces a grim life in a northern colliery town. Then he discovers an unlikely love for ballet and, urged on by formidable teacher Mrs Wilkinson , seeks to improve his prospects. The Billy Elliot Boy follows at 10.50pm on BBC4. Review page 65.
Director Stephen Daldry (2000.15)

Contributors

Unknown:
Jamie Bell
Unknown:
Julie Walters.
Unknown:
Mrs Wilkinson
Unknown:
Billy Elliot Boy
Director:
Stephen Daldry
Billy:
Jamie Bell
Mrs Wilkinson:
Julie Walters
Dad:
Gary Lewis
Tony:
Jamie Draven
Grandmother:
Jean Heywood
Michael:
Stuart Wells
George Watson:
Mike Elliot
Vice-principal:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Principal:
Patrick Malahide
Source: Radio Times

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