The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
At Last the Truth Can Be Told - The Other Ball is Bigger
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
Cast
Rowan Atkinson
Self - Various Roles
Jeff Beck
Self
Alan Bennett
Self - Various Roles
Graham Chapman
Self - Various Roles
Eric Clapton
Self
John Cleese
Self - Various Roles
Phil Collins
Self
Billy Connolly
Self
Peter Cook
Self - Various Roles
Sheena Easton
The Secret Policeman Choir
Bob Geldof
Self
Barry Humphries
Self - Various Roles
Michael Palin
Self - Various Roles
David Rappaport
Various Roles
Sting
Self
John Bird
Self - Various Roles
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Self - Various Characters
Donovan
Self
Johnnie Fingers
Self
John Fortune
Self - Various Roles
Details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Budget
- —
- Revenue
- —
- Age rating
- R
- Quality
- 4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
- Production
- Amnesty International
Crew
Director
Julien Temple
Writers
Terence Dackombe
Andy Attenburrow
Editor
Geoff Hogg
Editor
Thomas Schwalm
Editor
Oliver Stapleton
Director of Photography
