Then Barbara Met Alan

Then Barbara Met Alan

67 mins | Drama | March 21, 2022

The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.

Then Barbara Met Alan

67 mins | Drama | March 21, 2022

Then Barbara Met Alan
The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Dragonfly Film and Television Productions, One Shoe Films
Original title Then Barbara Met Alan
Directors Adelaide Waldrop, Lucy Fennell, Elizabeth Benbow, Dylan Nicholson, Samuel Mines, Bruno Tormos, Amit Sharma, Rosalind Howes, Bruce Goodison
Writers Genevieve Barr, Jack Thorne

Cast

Ruth Madeley

as Barbara Lisicki

Arthur Hughes

as Alan Holdsworth

Liz Carr

as Liz

Mat Fraser

as Mat

Laura Aikman

as Victoria Scott

Barbara Lisicki

as Self

Alan Holdsworth

as Self

Philippa Cole

as Sue

Manny Ahmed

as Dev

Reece Pantry

as Billy

Nadeem Islam

as Deepak

Elizabeth Hill

as Francesca

Faith Edwards

as Gwen

Shreya M. Patel

as Shivali

Vivienne Soan

as Nora

Andy Chaplin

as Police Officer

Brydie Service

as Steph

Jo Sergeant

as Floor Manager

Ross Grant

as John Fallow

Dan Mersh

as Joe Simpson

Jack Humphrey

as Jeremy