Purely Belter

Mark Herman
2000-11-03

They're a couple of zeros short of a grand
6.8
95 min

Gerry and Sewell are broke. Gerry's still at school and Sewell is unemployed. They both wish for better things in life. Owning two season tickets to their beloved football club is their biggest dream of all. The tickets cost £1000 - they're £1000 short. But they are nothing if not resourceful, and they set themselves a mission to raise the cash. While they think up increasingly outlandish money making schemes - from selling junk to shoplifting and the odd bit of housebreaking - real life begins to interfere with the pair's final scam going hilariously awry landing them in jail, only to discover that their punishment gets them exactly where they want to be!

Cast

Name Character Team
Chris Beattie Gerry McCarten Unowned
Greg McLane Sewell Unowned
Charlie Hardwick Mrs. McCarten Unowned
Roy Hudd Mr. Sewell Unowned
Tim Healy Mr. McCarten Unowned
Kevin Whately Mr. Caird Unowned
Kerry Ann Christiansen Bridget Unowned
Jody Baldwin Gemma Unowned
Tracey Wilkinson Mrs. Caird Unowned
Willie Ross Ginga Unowned
Tracy Whitwell Clare Unowned
Su Elliot Mrs Brabin Unowned
Daniel James Lake Matthew Brabin Unowned
Libby Davison Miss Warren Unowned
Val McLane Maureen Unowned
Adam Fogerty Zak Unowned
Anne Orwin Auntie Maud Unowned
Lynne Wilmot Cashier Unowned
Brendan P. Healy Park Worker Unowned
Alan Shearer Himself Unowned
Charlie Richmond Mally Unowned
Billy Fane Bingo caller Unowned