Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow (2023)

What kind of man grabs the Hollywood Dream by the bollocks?

Go back to the 1980s and discover the extraordinary true story of Cliff Twemlow! You’ve never heard of him… but polymath Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, novelist, composer, singer, screenwriter, producer and actor who was the most prolific indie filmmaker in the UK for a decade! Witness how this 20th-century Renaissance man created his own innovative micro-film industry in Manchester. Shooting his feature films on clunky early pioneering video technology, G.B.H. (1983) was even branded a Video Nasty! A warmly hilarious portrait that will take you back to an era where literally anything could happen. And did!

Cast (21)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Cliff Twemlow

Self (archive footage)

A

Andy Willis

Self

B

Barry Twemlow

Self

B

Brett Sinclair

Self

B

Brian Sterling

Self

Chris Cooke

Self

C

C.P. Lee

Self

D

David Rankin

Self

H

Howard Arundel

Self

J

Jane Cunliffe

Self

J

John Barry

Self

John Saint Ryan

Self

M

Martin Unsworth

Self

M

Max Beesley Snr

Self

Oliver Tobias

Self

P

Paul Flanagan

Self

S

Steve Powell

Self

S

Steve Tomkow

Self

S

Stuart Hurst

Self

G

Ginette Gray

Self

D

David Kent-Watson

Self (archive footage)

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