Treacle

1987 0h 11m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Old Blackpool comedian Alfie Duffell allegedly wrote a song called 'Put a Bit of Treacle on my Pudding Mary-Ann', which might have made him famous, had he not sold it years ago, for five pounds. Now it is up to his grandson Stephen to take the song into the eighties.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ken Goodwin
Reg Duffell
Stephen Tompkinson
Stephen Duffell
Freddie Davies
Alfie Duffell
Peter Gunn
Frankie Duffell
Irene Prador
Roza
Tommy Lack
Roza's Husband
Igor Gridneff
Nat Kador
Willie Ross
First Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Chelsom
Writers: Peter Chelsom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ken Goodwin and Stephen Tompkinson and Freddie Davies carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0158286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Peter Chelsom directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

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1Tight 11-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Ken Goodwin and Stephen Tompkinson and Freddie Davies carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0158286 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.