Smart Alek
7.2
In 1972 a family are on their way for a holiday in Essex. The parents argue and the son swears, making obscene gestures. So the father throws him out, drives on and crashes the car. The grandmother flags down a car with three men in it. Too late she recognises one as the man who shot a neighbour...
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Cast
13 people
Amy Hodge
Daughter
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Berkeley Square
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Sean Lock
Smart Alek
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Argumental
Kate Ogborn
Andrew Kötting
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Bill Monks
Dad
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Brass
Mr Pye
Sally Randle
Simon Munnery
Nitwit
Known for
Flowers
Ben Woolford
Stan Nelson
Sidekick
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Penny Prosser
Mum
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Patricia Varley
Grandmother
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Andrew Kötting Director · Sean Lock Writer
United States release October 7, 1993 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production BFI, British Film Institute
Production
Tall Stories
Production
BFI
Production
British Film Institute
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · January 1, 1993
United States · October 7, 1993
Premiere · Source: IMDB (Chicago)
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