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Then Barbara Met Alan
Then Barbara Met Alan

Then Barbara Met Alan

Genres

Drama

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The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

67 mins

Rating

6.8/10

Release Date

21 March 2022

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Ruth Madeley

Ruth Madeley

Barbara Lisicki

Arthur Hughes

Arthur Hughes

Alan Holdsworth

Liz Carr

Liz Carr

Liz

Mat Fraser

Mat Fraser

Mat

Laura Aikman

Laura Aikman

Victoria Scott

Barbara Lisicki

Barbara Lisicki

Self

Alan Holdsworth

Alan Holdsworth

Self

Philippa Cole

Philippa Cole

Sue

Manny Ahmed

Manny Ahmed

Dev

Reece Pantry

Reece Pantry

Billy

Nadeem Islam

Nadeem Islam

Deepak

Elizabeth Hill

Elizabeth Hill

Francesca

Faith Edwards

Faith Edwards

Gwen

Shreya M. Patel

Shreya M. Patel

Shivali

Vivienne Soan

Vivienne Soan

Nora

Andy Chaplin

Andy Chaplin

Police Officer

Brydie Service

Brydie Service

Steph

Jo Sergeant

Jo Sergeant

Floor Manager

Ross Grant

Ross Grant

John Fallow

Dan Mersh

Dan Mersh

Joe Simpson

Jack Humphrey

Jack Humphrey

Jeremy

Fergus Rattigan

Fergus Rattigan

Ian

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