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Purely Belter
Purely Belter

Purely Belter

They're a couple of zeros short of a grand

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ComedyDrama

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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!

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

95 mins

Rating

6.613/10

Release Date

03 November 2000

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Chris Beattie

Chris Beattie

Gerry McCarten

Greg McLane

Greg McLane

Sewell

Charlie Hardwick

Charlie Hardwick

Mrs. McCarten

Roy Hudd

Roy Hudd

Mr. Sewell

Tim Healy

Tim Healy

Mr. McCarten

Kevin Whately

Kevin Whately

Mr. Caird

Kerry Ann Christiansen

Kerry Ann Christiansen

Bridget

Jody Baldwin

Jody Baldwin

Gemma

Tracey Wilkinson

Tracey Wilkinson

Mrs. Caird

Willie Ross

Willie Ross

Ginga

Tracy Whitwell

Tracy Whitwell

Clare

Su Elliot

Su Elliot

Mrs Brabin

Daniel James Lake

Daniel James Lake

Matthew Brabin

Libby Davison

Libby Davison

Miss Warren

Val McLane

Val McLane

Maureen

Adam Fogerty

Adam Fogerty

Zak

Anne Orwin

Anne Orwin

Auntie Maud

Lynne Wilmot

Lynne Wilmot

Cashier

Brendan P. Healy

Brendan P. Healy

Park Worker

Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

Himself

Charlie Richmond

Charlie Richmond

Mally

Billy Fane

Billy Fane

Bingo caller

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