The Muscle Market

The Muscle Market

76 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 13, 1981

Danny Duggan runs a failing building contractors, and resorts to sub-gangster thuggery to keep the business afloat. However, with the bottom falling out of the building game, Duggan finds that playing at gangster is only fun when you're on the winning side.

The Muscle Market

76 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Jan. 13, 1981

The Muscle Market
Danny Duggan runs a failing building contractors, and resorts to sub-gangster thuggery to keep the business afloat. However, with the bottom falling out of the building game, Duggan finds that playing at gangster is only fun when you're on the winning side.
Producers
Original title The Muscle Market
Directors Alan Dossor
Writers Alan Bleasdale

Cast

Pete Postlethwaite

as Danny Duggan

Pip Donaghy

as Maxie

Terence Rigby

as Bernard

Alison Steadman

as Susan

Paul Jesson

as John

Mitzi Mueller

as Pauleen

Ken Sharrock

as Miller

Paul Harman

as Abbott

Roger Phillips

as 'Costello'

Ronald Forfar

as Costello the Second

Barry McCarthy

as Hutchison

Bill Stewart

as Auctioneer

Bill Moores

as Arthur

Adrian Mills

as Bernard's Son

Derek McLean

as Bernard's Son