United Kingdom / Mar 22, 2022 / BBC iPlayer
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Philippa Cole | Sue |
| Manny Ahmed | Dev |
| Reece Pantry | Billy |
| Nadeem Islam | Deepak |
| Elizabeth Hill | Francesca |
| Faith Edwards | Gwen |
| Shreya M. Patel | Shivali |
| Vivienne Soan | Nora |
| Andy Chaplin | Police Officer |
| Brydie Service | Steph |
| Jo Sergeant | Floor Manager |
| Ross Grant | John Fallow |
| Dan Mersh | Joe Simpson |
| Jack Humphrey | Jeremy |
| Fergus Rattigan | Ian |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Then Barbara Met Alan |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Dragonfly Film and Television Productions, One Shoe Films |
| Official site | bbc.co.uk |
| Release date | 21 marzo 2022 |
| Executive producer | Jack Thorne, Tom Pullen, Richard Bond |
| Production | Bryony Arnold, Alex Cowan, Justina Wright, Debbie Shuter |
| Writer | Genevieve Barr, Jack Thorne |
| Casting | Daniel Edwards |
| Editing | Christopher Watson, William Chetwynd, Jamie Welsh, Scott Goulding, James Clarke |
| Cinematography | Susanne Salavati, Angus Chinn, Ed Livesey, Jack Macmanomy, Maiya Rose, Amber Turnstall, Bobby Gavigan, Chris Matthews, Stefan Varbanov, Taofeeq Taz Sanusi, Mike Vega, Nacho Guzman, Sinan Yilmaz, Henry Fothergill, Martin Laskey, Rob Hart |
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Release dates
Digital
France / Sep 21, 2022 / 12 / Netflix
South Korea / Sep 21, 2022 / 15
TV
United Kingdom / Mar 21, 2022 / BBC Two
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