The Secret Policeman's Other Ball
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The Secret Policeman's Other Ball

Year:
Duration:
UK:99 min | USA:91 min
Genres:
Comedy | Documentary | Music
IMDB rate:
6.7
Director:
Julien Temple
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 1982-09-23
Cast
Actor
Character
Rowan Atkinson
Himself / Various Roles
Jeff Beck
Himself
Alan Bennett
Himself / Various Roles
John Bird
Himself / Various Roles
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Himself / Various Characters
Jasper Carrott
Himself
Doreen Chanter
The Secret Policeman Choir
Graham Chapman
Himself / Various Roles
Eric Clapton
Himself
John Cleese
Himself / Various Roles
Phil Collins
Himself
Billy Connolly
Himself
Peter Cook
Himself / Various Roles
Chris Cross
The Secret Policeman Choir
Donovan
Himself
Sheena Easton
The Secret Policeman Choir
Johnnie Fingers
Himself (as Johnny Fingers)
John Fortune
Himself / Various Roles
Bob Geldof
Himself
Barry Humphries
Himself / Various Roles
Neil Innes
Himself
Chris Langham
Himself / Various Roles
Micky Moody
The Secret Policeman Choir
Michael Palin
Himself / Various Roles
David Rappaport
Various
Griff Rhys Jones
Himself / Various Roles
Tom Robinson
The Secret Policeman Choir
Alexei Sayle
Himself
Pamela Stephenson
Herself / Various Roles
Sting
Himself
Daryl Stuermer
Various
Linda Taylor
The Secret Policeman Choir
Danny Thompson
Various
Midge Ure
The Secret Policeman Choir
John Wells
Himself / Various Roles
Maynard Williams
Various
Victoria Wood
Herself
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Trivia
It is often considered the second film in the concert series after The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979). But in fact it is the fourth, as the first two films were not titled with any words from the phrase "Secret Policeman's Ball". The first two movies were made for television, they were Pleasure at Her Majesty's (1976) and The Mermaid Frolics (1977). The movie though is the second film in the theatrical release titles, but The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) was actually also made for TV, but got theatrically released in other territories.
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First Amnesty International charity concert performance and film to be shot in 35 mm.
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In a 1986 interview on the NBC Today Show, Sting said, "I've been a member of Amnesty for five years and a supporter because of an entertainment show which was called 'The Secret Policeman's [Other] Ball' which I was involved in. And before that I didn't know about Amnesty's work and so in a sense I'm a success story". In 2004, in an interview with BBC-TV, Sting added, "The seed was planted at Amnesty for Bob Geldof. He saw what they were doing. He saw how entertainment could help that process and then he took the "Ball" and ran with it. Further than anybody could possibly imagine".
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Quotes
The Crazy Interviewer: Good evening. Tonight, we're taking a look at Beekeeping, and here to tell us all about it, we have in the studio a man who's been keeping bees for over forty years. Mr. Reginald Prawnbaum. Good evening, Mr. Prawnbaum.
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Reginald Prawnbaum: [Rolling his eyes] While the worker bees...
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Reginald Prawnbaum: The worker bees, on the other hand, have a much longer...
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