Needle (1990)

Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem.

Cast (36)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Sean McKee

Danny

Emma Bird

Paula

Pete Postlethwaite

Paula's Father

A

Anna Keaveney

Council Leader

John Bennett

Chief Constable

Paul Barber

Drugs Counsellor

G

Gary Mavers

John

Jake Abraham

Greg

A

Andrew Naylor

Degsy

P

Philip Foster

Rollo

J

John Shackley

Stew

Stephen Walters

Viaduct Boy

A

Arthur Kelly

Bent Detective

Paul Codman

Arresting Officer

Andrew Schofield

Chief Vigilante

J

John Conteh

Charlie

C

Carleen Ann Lundon

Radio Reporter

Angela Walsh

Angry Mother

Mark Moraghan

Binman

T

Thomas Branch

Shop Steward

S

Shane Connaughton

Prison Governor

Paul Broughton

Pete - Danny's Cellmate

T

Tim Barlow

Jack - Danny's Cellmate

D

David Rooney

Interviewing Officer

Maureen O'Brien

Prison Doctor

B

Bunny May

Prison Warder

V

Vincent Maguire

Captain's Mate

P

Peter Faulkner

Ferry Passenger

M

Michael Strobel

Ferry Engineer

Geoffrey Hughes

Repo Man

I

Ina Clough

Old Woman

Noreen Kershaw

Prostitute

C

Chris Darwin

Man at Meeting

Kenneth Farrington

Businessman

Al T. Kossy

Wino

Carl Chase

Taxi Driver

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