Svengali

Svengali

90 mins | Comedy | June 19, 2013

Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…

Svengali

90 mins | Comedy | June 19, 2013

Svengali
Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers
Original title Svengali
Directors John Hardwick
Writers Jonny Owen

Cast

Michael Socha

as Tommy

Vicky McClure

as Shell

Maxine Peake

as Angie

Michael Smiley

as Irish Pierre

Morwenna Banks

as Francine Hardy

Matt Berry

as Jeremy Braines

Jonny Owen

as Dixie

Brian Hibbard

as Dixie's Dad

Roger Evans

as Horsey

Alan McGee

as Himself

Joel Fry

as Macca

Natasha O'Keeffe

as Natasha

Dylan Edwards

as Jake

Jessica Ellerby

as Alice

Di Botcher

as Mrs. Cooper

Jack Gover

as Clubgoer

Jordan Long

as Homes

Joanna Pickering

as Horsey's Girl

Eddie Webber

as Teddy

Sharon Morgan

as Dixie's Mum

Kumud Pant

as Pub guest

Vauxhall Jermaine

as Marcus

Cass Pennant

as Motown

Carl Barât

as Himself

Helen Chamberlain

as Herself

Leila Wong

as Pub Girl

Shelley Rees

as Nicola

Pearl Mackie

as F.O.H. girl

Zara Symes

as Cadie

Simon Nehan

as Tyrone

Katie Owen

as Patti

Lindsay Harding

as Club Girl

Anette Martinsen

as Pub Lady

Catherine Delaloye

as Pub girl

Max Rushden

as Himself

Katy Brand

as Katya

Nicola Coughlan

as Club Girl