Fords on Water

Fords on Water

83 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1983

Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.

Fords on Water

83 mins | Comedy | Jan. 1, 1983

Fords on Water
Influential, cult classic, UK buddy road movie about two friends, one white and one black, who bond over their desire to escape from boredom and unemployment in Thatcher's Britain.
Producers British Film Institute (BFI) Production Board
Original title Fords on Water
Directors Barry Bliss
Writers Barry Bliss, Billy Colvill

Cast

Elvis Payne

as Winston

Mark Wingett

as Eddie

Jason Rose

as Mac

Allister Bain

as Winston's Father

David Ryall

as Mister Jack

Catherine Rabett

as Madeline

Mona Hammond

as Winston's Mother

Paola Dionisotti

as Eddie's Mother

Mike Horsburgh

as Eddie's Father

Christine Kimberley

as Benefits Clerk

Howard Lew Lewis

as Man in Toilets

Pete Postlethwaite

as Winston's Boss

Sheila Grant

as Aunt May

Johnny Mulcahy

as Eddie's Friend

Shay Gorman

as Trade Union Official

Alex Blythe

as Trade Union Official

Jules Mannheim

as Trade Union Official

Roger Monk

as Trade Union Official

Jerry Judge

as Plainclothes Policeman

Lydia Burke

as Girl at Shop Window

Stephen Calcutt

as Shop Assistant

Sam Cox

as Hotel Staff

Chris Flynn

as Hotel Staff

David Grahame

as Hotel Staff

Sidney Johnson

as Hotel Staff

Barrie Houghton

as Hotel Waiter

John Bardon

as Man in Hotel Bar

Dick McCullough

as Northern Soldier

Steve Michaels

as Northern Soldier

David Napthine

as Northern Policeman

Holly Searle

as Supermarket Cashier

Ralph Hawkes

as Sheep Rustler

Jim McCabe

as Sheep Rustler

Rick Shifter

as Sheep Rustler

Peggy Gosschalk

as Post Mistress

Dick Irwin

as Post Master

Andrew Byatt

as Jim

Stephen Brigden

as Southern Soldier

Norman Cooley

as Southern Soldier

Raymond Gardner

as Southern Soldier

Jeremy Swift

as Southern Soldier

Andrew Bicknell

as Soldier in Nightmare

Mick Hurd

as Soldier in Nightmare

Geoffrey Swann

as Soldier in Nightmare