Fords on Water (1983)

Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.

Cast (46)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

E

Elvis Payne

Winston

Mark Wingett

Eddie

K

Kathryn Apanowicz

Beryl

J

Jason Rose

Mac

A

Allister Bain

Winston's Father

David Ryall

Mister Jack

Michèle Winstanley

Anne

Catherine Rabett

Madeline

Mona Hammond

Winston's Mother

Paola Dionisotti

Eddie's Mother

M

Mike Horsburgh

Eddie's Father

C

Christine Kimberley

Benefits Clerk

Howard Lew Lewis

Man in Toilets

Pete Postlethwaite

Winston's Boss

S

Sheila Grant

Aunt May

J

Johnny Mulcahy

Eddie's Friend

Shay Gorman

Trade Union Official

A

Alex Blythe

Trade Union Official

J

Jules Mannheim

Trade Union Official

Roger Monk

Trade Union Official

J

Jerry Judge

Plainclothes Policeman

L

Lydia Burke

Girl at Shop Window

S

Stephen Calcutt

Shop Assistant

Sam Cox

Hotel Staff

C

Chris Flynn

Hotel Staff

D

David Grahame

Hotel Staff

S

Sidney Johnson

Hotel Staff

Barrie Houghton

Hotel Waiter

John Bardon

Man in Hotel Bar

D

Dick McCullough

Northern Soldier

S

Steve Michaels

Northern Soldier

D

David Napthine

Northern Policeman

H

Holly Searle

Supermarket Cashier

R

Ralph Hawkes

Sheep Rustler

J

Jim McCabe

Sheep Rustler

R

Rick Shifter

Sheep Rustler

P

Peggy Gosschalk

Post Mistress

D

Dick Irwin

Post Master

A

Andrew Byatt

Jim

S

Stephen Brigden

Southern Soldier

N

Norman Cooley

Southern Soldier

R

Raymond Gardner

Southern Soldier

Jeremy Swift

Southern Soldier

Andrew Bicknell

Soldier in Nightmare

M

Mick Hurd

Soldier in Nightmare

G

Geoffrey Swann

Soldier in Nightmare

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