Svengali

John Hardwick
2013-06-19

Life, love and a band. Can he manage it?
5.3
90 min

Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London…

Cast

Name Character Team
Martin Freeman Don Unowned
Michael Socha Tommy Unowned
Vicky McClure Shell Unowned
Maxine Peake Angie Unowned
Michael Smiley Irish Pierre Unowned
Morwenna Banks Francine Hardy Unowned
Matt Berry Jeremy Braines Unowned
Jonny Owen Dixie Unowned
Brian Hibbard Dixie's Dad Unowned
Roger Evans Horsey Unowned
Alan McGee Himself Unowned
Nichola Burley Unowned
Joel Fry Macca Zac E. Chan
Natasha O'Keeffe Natasha Unowned
Dylan Edwards Jake Unowned
Jessica Ellerby Alice Unowned
Di Botcher Mrs. Cooper Unowned
Jack Gover Clubgoer Unowned
Jordan Long Homes Unowned
Joanna Pickering Horsey's Girl Unowned
Eddie Webber Teddy Unowned
Sharon Morgan Dixie's Mum Unowned
Kumud Pant Pub guest Unowned
Vauxhall Jermaine Marcus Unowned
Cass Pennant Motown Unowned
Carl Barât Himself Unowned
Helen Chamberlain Herself Unowned
Leila Wong Pub Girl Unowned
Shelley Rees Nicola Unowned
Pearl Mackie F.O.H. girl Unowned
Zara Symes Cadie Unowned
Simon Nehan Tyrone Unowned
Katie Owen Patti Unowned
Lindsay Harding Club Girl Unowned
Anette Martinsen Pub Lady Unowned
Catherine Delaloye Pub girl Unowned
Max Rushden Himself Unowned
Curtis Lee Thompson Scott Unowned
Katy Brand Katya Unowned
Nicola Coughlan Club Girl Zac E. Chan
Huw Stephens Huw Stephens Unowned