Knights & Emeralds (1986)

The joy of "Fame," the energy of "Footloose"

A white boy lives in a racially divided town. The only thing he cares about is playing his drums. A popular black band from school needs a drummer and he joins them, but being colour blind in this town makes life very difficult.

Cast (39)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

C

Christopher Wild

Kevin Brimble

Beverly Hills

Melissa

Warren Mitchell

Mr Kirkpatrick

B

Bill Leadbitter

Enoch

Rachel Davies

Mrs Fontain

Tracie Bennett

Tina

Nadim Sawalha

Bindu

T

Tony Milner

Ted

David Cann

Albert Brimble

Annette Badland

Daisy

David Neilson

Ashby

Rodney Litchfield

Kevin's Dad

M

Mary Ordish

Kevin's Mum

P

Patrick Field

Terry

M

Maurice Dee

Gary

David Keyes

Arthur

A

Andrew Goodman

Billy

S

Shelley Willets

Dawn

S

Simon Taylor

Tom

A

Amanda Ellis

Sonya

M

Marianne Uden

Charlotte

J

Janice Bishop

Maureen

C

Carl Jewkes

Dukes

S

Stephen C. Page

Basket

N

Nicola Garbett

Nessie

F

Francesco Marino

Julie

F

Fiona Edwards

Sophie

H

Helen Daniels

Donna

D

Debbie Palmer

Sharon

L

Lynne Shaw

Denise

V

Vanessa Lee

Maggie

A

Amanda Huggins

Sally-Anne

C

Clive Wedderburn

Aubrey

R

Robert Knight

Onion

R

Ruby Hutchinson

Gabby

D

Dolly Henry

Jo

T

Terry Beaupierre

Sunjoy

T

T-Bone Wilson

George

S

Sarah-Jane Campbell

Hyacinth

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