Alive and Kicking (1991)
Made for British television, Alive and Kicking is the bleak but compelling story of two druggies. Smudgen (Lenny Henry) is not only a user but a dealer; his wife Marie (Annabelle Apsion) is in what seems to be a perpetually strung-out state. When Marie has a baby, the authorities take the child away from her because neither she nor Smudgeon show any signs of straightening out. Enter social worker Liam Kane, played by the formidable Robbie Coltrane. Kane's violent, abrasive "cold turkey" technique has a positive effect on the couple, though one wonders if it is truly going to last. In contrast to Smudgeon and Marie, Jane Horrocks appears as Gail, an addict who is perfectly satisfied with her life...or what's left of it. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Director(s):
- Robert M. Young
Synopsis of Alive and Kicking
Made for British television, Alive and Kicking is the bleak but compelling story of two druggies. Smudgen (Lenny Henry) is not only a user but a dealer; his wife Marie (Annabelle Apsion) is in what seems to be a perpetually strung-out state. When Marie has a baby, the authorities take the child away from her because neither she nor Smudgeon show any signs of straightening out. Enter social worker Liam Kane, played by the formidable Robbie Coltrane. Kane's violent, abrasive "cold turkey" technique has a positive effect on the couple, though one wonders if it is truly going to last. In contrast to Smudgeon and Marie, Jane Horrocks appears as Gail, an addict who is perfectly satisfied with her life...or what's left of it. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of Alive and Kicking
- Robbie Coltrane - Liam Kane
- Jane Horrocks - Gail
- Imogen Boorman - Hayley Forbes-Clinton
- Nick Dunning - David Freeman
- Andy Hockley - Ray
- Karl Tessler - Michael
- Sakuntala Ramanee - Female Social Worker
- Lenny Henry - Stevie "Smudger" Smith
- Al Ashton - Sgt Tocknell
- Justin Chadwick - Martin
- Justine Glenton - Jackie
- Geff Francis - Barry Serradilla
- Cal Macaninch - Axle
- Director(s):
- Robert M. Young
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