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| Richard E. Grant | ... | James Booth | |
| Paul McGann | ... | Bill Mackinnon | |
| Susannah Harker | ... | Mary Booth | |
| Aki Papacosta | ... | Daniel Segal | |
| Helen Barford | ... | Angela Kotowicz | |
| Peter Brad-Leigh | ... | John | |
| Penelope Granycome | ... | Connie | |
| Isher Edgeler | ... | Minister | |
| Mike Henley | ... | Minister | |
| Jonathan Hansler | ... | Minister | |
| Anthony James Berowne | ... | Minister | |
| Nick Ewans | ... | Minister | |
| Guy Henderson | ... | Minister | |
| Peter Rnic | ... | Driver | |
| Kevin Sweeney | ... | Driver | |
| Glenn Anderson | ... | Jounalist | |
| Justin Pelling | ... | Journalist | |
| Hereward Pelling | ... | Journalist | |
| Thom Alder | ... | Journalist | |
| William Bliss | ... | Journalist | |
| Phil Pritchard | ... | Journalist | |
| Kenneth G. Hodgson | ... | Journalist | |
| Ed Weidman | ... | Journalist | |
| David Thorn | ... | Journalist | |
| Patrick Sullivan | ... | Journalist | |
| Michael Fox | ... | Security Guard | |
| Tony Bowden | ... | Security Guard | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Leander Pittis | ... | Journalist | |
| Gavin Ryder | ... | Journalist | |
| Steve Kingett | ... | Journalist (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Duncan Wellaway | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Duncan Wellaway | writer | |
Produced by | |||
| Zoë Ball | .... | producer | |
| Jo Gross | .... | line producer (as Josie Gross) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Edward Elgar | |||
| If Thousands | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Alex Barber | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| James Rosen | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Lee Whiteman | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Kingsley Barker | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Kingsley Barker | |||
| Vaughn Williams | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Helen Woolfenden | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Lulu Hall | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Sarah Jane Hills | .... | makeup designer | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Rawdon de Fresnes | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| George Barron | .... | props | |
Sound Department | |||
| Howard Bevan | .... | boom operator | |
| Naomi Dandridge | .... | sound studio assistant | |
| Richard Lewis | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Daniel Peña | .... | foley editor | |
| Keith Tunney | .... | sound designer | |
| Keith Tunney | .... | sound recordist | |
Stunts | |||
| Steve Caswell | .... | stunt performer | |
| Rod Woodruff | .... | stunt coordinator | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Sean Barclay | .... | still photographer | |
| Gareth Brough | .... | electrician | |
| David Fennings | .... | key video assist | |
| Mark Morley | .... | co-key grip | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Gresham Blake | .... | tailor: suits for Mr Grant and Mr McGann | |
| Martha Howard | .... | costume supervisor | |
Thanks | |||
| Zoë Ball | .... | thanks | |
| Alex Barber | .... | thanks | |
| Gresham Blake | .... | thanks | |
| Dan Clark | .... | thanks | |
| Rawdon de Fresnes | .... | thanks | |
| Richard E. Grant | .... | thanks | |
| Jo Gross | .... | thanks (as Josie Gross) | |
| Susannah Harker | .... | thanks | |
| Paul McGann | .... | thanks | |
| James Rosen | .... | thanks | |
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James Booth is pushing for a decision that he believes would realise millions of revenue they are currently missing. It is late at night and the discussions have gone on too long. He is confronted by a calm and confident Bill Mackinnon, a man with whom he has a history. Booth loses it with his confrontation and storms out of the meeting, so angry that he dismisses his driver and aggressively takes to the roads himself. With the anger and resentment still fresh, something happens that affect the relationship of the two men forever.
Much was made of this short film mainly because it achieved the coup of putting the two stars of Withnail & I back onto the screen together again. For whatever reason Withnail had been their only pairing so far and I think that director Wellaway was overjoyed and surprised to get them both involved. Beyond this hook though, what is there to get excited about? Well, the film itself is a simple tale that starts once Booth has hit a homeless woman and ends up forced to turn to Mackinnon for help in clearing it up and protecting his high powered job. The point of the film comes at the end when the nature of Booth's job is revealed and the closing caption poses a sobering and depressing question. This is the point of the film and it does rather hit it then get out quickly, which made me feel like the point of the film hadn't had much time spent on it while the relationship between the two men had seemed to be the focal point.
This was a minor issue for me comparatively though because up till this point I had been held by the story of the two men. This part of the short film is delivered professionally and with a really enjoyable tension in the air. The two men are in separate places for the film (apart from the meeting at the start) but you can taste the power struggle that occurs between them. It holds more context and meaning once the reveal has occurred but regardless it is still very well done. Wellaway delivers his own script with an assured hand and the film looks as good as it feels with power and desire for power seeping out of many scenes.
It is not a perfect film in terms of narrative but otherwise it is very well done and engaged me throughout. The reveal at the end did feel all a bit too sudden but it strengthened what had gone before, making the film better as a result, even if it affected what I thought the focus was going to be.