Alive and Kicking (1991)
Gritty and powerful Screen One film that takes an unflinching look at drug addiction. Lenny Henry plays a dealer convinced he is untouchable, Robbie Coltrane the ex-gangster turned drug counsellor who is determined to break him. Writer Al Hunter (The Firm) was inspired by the true story of a football team founded to help drug addicts kick their habit.
Watch nowComedy, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
Cast
- Lenny Henry — Stevie 'Smudger' Smith
- Robbie Coltrane — Liam Kane
- Annabelle Apsion — Marie
- Jane Horrocks — Gail
- Geff Francis — Barry Serradilla
- Paul Barber — Earl Preston
- Imogen Boorman — Hayley Forbes-Clinton
- Beresford Le Roy — Leroy
- Hakeem Kae-Kazim — Jerome
- Cal MacAninch — Axle
- Nick Dunning — David Freeman
- Mark Anthony Newman — Dexter
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