British Comedy Guide

Keep The Aspidistra Flying

  • 1997 film

Comedy about a middle-class copywriter, who gives up his job to devote his time to poetry. Stars Richard E. Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Wadham, Jim Carter, Harriet Walter and more.

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Cast & crew credits

Cast
Richard E. Grant Gordon Comstock
Helena Bonham Carter Rosemary
Julian Wadham Ravelston
Jim Carter Erskine
Harriet Walter Julia Comstock
Lesley Vickerage Hermione
Barbara Leigh-Hunt Mrs. Wisbeach
Liz Smith Mrs. Meakin
John Clegg McKechnie
Bill Wallis Cheeseman
Lill Roughley Mrs. Trilling
Dorothea Alexander Old Woman
Peter Stockbridge Old Man
Grant Parsons Beautiful Young Man
Malcolm Sinclair Paul Doring
Derek Smee Lecturer
Ben Miles Ravenscroft Waiter
Richard Dixon Head Waiter
Eve Ferret Barmaid
Roger Morlidge Policeman
Roland Oliver Magistrate Croom
Roger Frost Orton the Undertaker
Dorothy Atkinson Dora
Harri Alexander Barbara
Lucy Speed Factory Girl
Joan Blackham Librarian
Roy Evans Cabby
Maggie McCarthy Customer
Lone Vidahl Girl in Modigliani's
Steven Crossley Man at Club
Writing team
Alan Plater Writer
Production team
Robert Bierman Director
Peter Shaw Producer
Robert Bierman Executive Producer
John Wolstenholme Executive Producer
Joyce Herlihy Associate Producer
Sara Giles Associate Producer
Bill Wright Editor
Sarah Greenwood Production Designer
Michelle Guish Casting Director
James Keast Costume Designer
Giles Nuttgens Director of Photography
Diane Chenery-Wickens (as Diane Wickens) Make-up Designer
Sarah Grispo Make-up Designer
Mike Batt Composer
Richard Hewitt 1st Assistant Director
George Orwell Creator

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