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Billy Elliot

Duration: 1 hour, 43 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Four HD

Coming-of-age drama about a young boy from a north east mining village who is sent for boxing lessons but joins ballet classes instead, for reasons he cannot explain to himself, let alone ones that his widower father would understand. He is encouraged by his dance teacher, but her ambition for him brings about a family crisis in the Elliot house. Show less

Contributors

Mrs Wilkinson:
Julie Walters
Jackie Elliot:
Gary Lewis
Billy Elliot:
Jamie Bell
Tony Elliot:
Jamie Draven
Billy, aged 25:
Adam Cooper
Grandma:
Jean Heywood
Michael Caffrey:
Stuart Wells
George Watson:
Mike Elliot
Mr Braithwaite:
Billy Fane
Debbie Wilkinson:
Nicola Blackwell
Gary Poulson:
Joe Renton
Dr Crane:
Steve Mangan
Vice-Principal:
Barbara Leigh-Hunt
Writer:
Lee Hall
Producer:
Greg Brenman
Producer:
Jon Finn
Director of photography:
Brian Tufano

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