The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

90 mins | Comedy, Music, TV Movie | March 1, 1982

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

90 mins | Comedy, Music, TV Movie | March 1, 1982

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Amnesty International
Original title The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
Directors Julien Temple, John Cleese
Writers Terence Dackombe

Cast

Rowan Atkinson

as Himself - Various Roles

Jeff Beck

as Himself

Alan Bennett

as Himself - Various Roles

Graham Chapman

as Himself - Various Roles

Eric Clapton

as Himself

John Cleese

as Himself - Various Roles

Phil Collins

as Himself

Billy Connolly

as Himself

Peter Cook

as Himself - Various Roles

Sheena Easton

as The Secret Policeman Choir

Bob Geldof

as Himself

Barry Humphries

as Himself - Various Roles

Michael Palin

as Himself - Various Roles

David Rappaport

as Various Roles

Sting

as Himself