Then Barbara Met Alan
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The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
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Cast
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Ruth Madeley
Barbara Lisicki
Known for
Years and Years
The War Between the Land and the Sea
Arthur Hughes
Alan Holdsworth
Known for
The Jetty
Shardlake
Liz Carr
Liz
Known for
Loki
Good Omens
Mat Fraser
Mat
Known for
The Mandalorian
His Dark Materials
Laura Aikman
Victoria Scott
Known for
This City Is Ours
Joan
Barbara Lisicki
Self
Shreya Patel
Shivali
Alan Holdsworth
Self
Philippa Cole
Sue
Known for
Last Train to Christmas
Manny Ahmed
Dev
No other roles listed
Reece Pantry
Billy
Also in
Wheels
Off Their Rockers
Nadeem Islam
Deepak
Also in
Battery
Almost
Bruce Goodison Director · Amit Sharma Director Jack Thorne Writer
First release March 21, 2022 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production One Shoe Films
Production
Dragonfly Film and Television Productions
Production
One Shoe Films
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · March 21, 2022
TV · BBC Two
No release date listed for United States.
France
September 21, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
South Korea
September 21, 2022 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 22, 2022 · Digital · BBC iPlayer
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