Purely Belter
6.7
“They're a couple of zeros short of a grand”
Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!
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Cast
45 people
Chris Beattie
Gerry McCarten
Also in
Byker Grove
Vera
Su Elliott
Mrs Brabin
Greg McLane
Sewell
No other roles listed
Charlie Hardwick
Mrs. McCarten
Known for
Emmerdale
Billy Elliot
Roy Hudd
Mr. Sewell
Known for
Broadchurch
Robot Overlords
Tim Healy
Mr. McCarten
Known for
Benidorm
Cracker
Kevin Whately
Mr. Caird
Known for
Inspector Morse
Lewis
Kerry Ann Christiansen
Bridget
Also in
Byker Grove
Close and True
Jody Baldwin
Gemma
Also in
Byker Grove
Bloodless
Tracey Wilkinson
Mrs. Caird
Known for
Carnival Row
Toast
Willie Ross
Ginga
Known for
Brass Eye
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Tracy Whitwell
Clare
Also in
Playing the Field
The Dwelling Place
Mark Herman Director · Jonathan Tulloch Writer Michael Gibbs Composer
First release November 3, 2000 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Mumbo Jumbo Productions
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Mumbo Jumbo Productions
Production
United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 3, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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