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Blackball

20031h 36m5.2/ 10 · TMDB · 57 votes
Comedy

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

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Directed by Mel Smith

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Paul Kaye
Paul Kaye

Cliff Starkey

Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas

Trevor

James Cromwell
James Cromwell

Ray Speight

Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Cribbins

Mutley

Alice Evans
Alice Evans

Kerry

Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn

Rick Schwartz

Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton

Bridget

James Fleet
James Fleet

Alan the Pipe

Kenneth Cranham
Kenneth Cranham

Chairman Collins

Ian McNeice
Ian McNeice

Hugh The Sideburns

David Ryall

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Film details

Released18 May 2003
Original languageEnglish
CountriesUnited Kingdom, United States of America
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David Ryall

Giles Wilton

Terry Alderton
Terry Alderton

Bouncer Jonno