British Comedy Guide
Withnail & I. Image shows from L to R: I (Paul McGann), Withnail (Richard E. Grant). Copyright: Hand Made Films
Withnail & I

Withnail & I

  • 1987 film

Film following the drink-and drug-fuelled misadventures of two struggling actors in a squalid London flat and an isolated Lake District cottage. Stars Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick and more.

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Cast & crew credits

Cast
Paul McGann I
Richard E. Grant Withnail
Richard Griffiths Montague H. Withnail
Ralph Brown Danny
Michael Elphick Jake the Poacher
Daragh O'Malley Irishman
Michael Wardle Isaac Parkin
Una Brandon-Jones Mrs Parkin
Noel Johnson General
Irene Sutcliffe Waitress
Lyn Rees (as Llewellyn Rees) Tea Shop Proprietor
Robert Oates Policeman 1
Anthony Wise Policeman 2
Eddie Tagoe Presuming Ed
Writing team
Bruce Robinson Writer
Production team
Bruce Robinson Director
Paul Heller Producer
George Harrison Executive Producer
Denis O'Brien Executive Producer
David Wimbury Co-producer
Lawrence Kirstein Associate Producer
Alan Strachan Editor
Michael Pickwoad Production Designer
Peter Hannan Director of Photography
David Dundas Composer
Rick Wentworth Composer

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