Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 4, 1987

Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a mobile disco service for fellow soul lovers, which leads them to buy an ice cream van, and the adventure begins. Before long they find themselves on the run from the bad guys and the police.

Coast to Coast

96 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 4, 1987

Coast to Coast
Two guys meet, one American, a deserter from the US army, one Brit, and they are drawn together by their mutual love of Soul music. Neither being gainfully employed they decide to start a mobile disco service for fellow soul lovers, which leads them to buy an ice cream van, and the adventure begins. Before long they find themselves on the run from the bad guys and the police.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers BBC
Original title Coast to Coast
Directors Sandy Johnson
Writers Stan Hey

Cast

Lenny Henry

as Ritchie Lee

John Shea

as John Carloff

Peter Vaughan

as The Chiropodist

George Baker

as Greaves

Cherie Lunghi

as Susan

Pete Postlethwaite

as Kecks McGuinness

Al Matthews

as Curtis Duchamps

Edward Peel

as Police Constable

Paul Bown

as Police Constable

Bobby Knutt

as Garage Owner

Maggie Ollerenshaw

as Courier

Iggy Navarro

as Cato

Ken Sharrock

as Police Inspector

Gerry White

as Desk Sergeant

Alan Bird

as Reporter

Robbie Dee

as Reporter

Stacey Zuckerman

as Mabel

Neville Smith

as Wedding Guest

Dick Brannick

as Hotel Porter

Johnny Shannon

as Cockney Gangster

Gregory Floy

as Pathologist

Tony Haygarth

as Mortuary Attendent

Tim Barker

as Lakeland Pub Landlord

Mary Kurowski

as Waitress

Carl Chase

as Liverpool Barman

Peter Kerrigan

as British Rail Inspector

Pearl Ann Turner

as Doreen

Mac McDonald

as USAF Airman

Mark Burton

as USAF Airman

John Mundy

as Self - Newscaster

Bob Geldof

as Himself - Scruffy Person (uncredited)

George Moss

as Extra at Wedding (uncredited)