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Fact-based drama following the life of entrepreneur Paul Raymond, who became one of Britain's wealthiest men through an empire of strip clubs and pornography publishing, and his relationships with three women - his choreographer wife, his glamour model lover and the daughter he hoped would become his heir. Starring Steve Coogan, Anna Friel and Imogen Poots
2013
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Cast & Crew
Steve Coogan
(Actor)
.. Paul Raymond
Anna Friel
(Actor)
.. Jean Raymond
Imogen Poots
(Actor)
.. Debbie Raymond
Shirley Henderson
(Actor)
.. Rusty Humphries
Tamsin Egerton
(Actor)
.. Fiona Richmond/Amber
Matt Lucas
(Actor)
.. Divine
Simon Bird
(Actor)
.. Jonathan Hodge
David Walliams
(Actor)
.. Vicar Edwyn Young
Michael Winterbottom
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Steve Coogan
(Actor)
.. Paul Raymond
Born:
October 14, 1965
in
Middleton, Lancashire
Best Known For:
Playing hopeless presenter Alan Partridge.
Early-life:
Stephen John Coogan was born on October 14, 1965, in Middleton, Lancashire. His parents are Irish and he is the fourth of seven children. It was clear from an early age he was a natural mimic. After leaving the Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre he became an impressionist, and featured on Spitting Image and the Royal Variety Show. He tired of being, in his words, 'a cut-rate Rory Bremner' and decided to create characters of his own. The decision paid off, and he won the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Fringe in 1992.
Career:
After becoming a cult favourite with Radio 4's On the Hour, Coogan made his TV breakthrough in 1993 with roles on Saturday Zoo and The Day Today. The former introduced his foul-mouthed Mancunian layabout Paul Calf, and the latter brought his most famous radio creation, Alan Partridge, to the small screen. He appeared in horror spoof Dr Terrible's House of Horrible and also made a handful of hit-and-miss films, including Terry Jones's version of Wind in the Willows, The Parole Officer and 24 Hour Party People. He's enjoyed success in America with such films as Around the World in 80 Days, A Night at the Museum and Tropic Thunder. In 2010 he appeared with Rob Brydon in contemplative BBC sitcom The Trip, and more recently in its sequel, The Trip to Italy. He also co-wrote and starred in Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa and Philomena.
Quote:
'When my life has been the subject of tabloid intrusion, what I have never done is get engaged in justifying myself. Celebrities who go round apologising are pitiful, and don't do themselves any favours.'
Trivia:
Coogan and his writing partner, Henry Normal, own Baby Cow Productions, which has backed such hits as Human Remains, Moone Boy, Gavin & Stacey, Nighty Night and The Mighty Boosh.
Anna Friel
(Actor)
.. Jean Raymond
Born:
July 12, 1976
in
Rochdale
Best Known For:
That kiss in Brookside.
Early-life:
Born Anna Louise Friel on July 12, 1976, in Rochdale, Lancashire, the daughter of two teachers. Her brother was the boy pushing a bike up a hill in the famous Hovis advert. As a youngster Friel was regarded as a rebel for flouting school uniform rules. She was ambitious from an early age and originally wanted to be a barrister until she joined the Oldham Theatre Workshop. She appeared in eight of their productions in theatres around the country.
Career:
Friel made her TV debut in Alan Bleasdale's classic 1991 drama GBH, following it up with appearances in Emmerdale and Medics. She became a household name playing Beth in Brookside. Her first film, The Land Girls, was released in 1998. She turned down a US sitcom in 1999, preferring instead to make Rogue Trader and Mad Cows. Projects since have included award-winning play Closer and movies Sunset Strip, The War Bride, Me Without You, Goal! and its sequel. Her US TV comedy drama Pushing Daisies ran for two seasons. In 2009, she played the lead role in a West End adaptation of Truman Capote's novella Breakfast at Tiffany's. Since then she has starred in the films London Boulevard and You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, as well as various high-profile TV roles.
Quote:
'I get the most down when I'm insecure, when I'm doubting myself, when I don't see my family.'
Trivia:
Friel and her mother appeared alongside each other in the film Bathory.
Imogen Poots
(Actor)
.. Debbie Raymond
Born:
June 03, 1989
in
London
Best Known For:
28 Weeks Later.
Early-life:
Imogen Gay Poots was born in London on June 3, 1989 to Fiona and Trevor. She has an older brother, Alex. Imogen intended to become a veterinarian but she abandoned this idea after fainting during veterinary surgery while on work experience. Her interest in acting developed as a result of spending Saturdays at an improvisation workshop run by the Young Blood Theatre Company at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith.
Career:
Poots made her TV acting debut in an episode of Casualty in 2004. A non-speaking role in the movie V for Vendetta (2005) was followed by a breakthrough part in 28 Weeks Later (2007). Since then, she has appeared in Me and Orson Welles (2008), Jane Eyre (2011), Fright Night (2011), A Late Quartet (2012), The Look of Love (2013), Filth (2013) and Need for Speed (2014). Her TV credits include the 2011 remake of Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
Quote:
'If a role has been too one-dimensional I have turned it down. I still try to be a feminist in some tiny way.'
Trivia:
In 2011, Poots was chosen to appear in a campaign for fashion house Chloe.
Shirley Henderson
(Actor)
.. Rusty Humphries
Tamsin Egerton
(Actor)
.. Fiona Richmond/Amber
Matt Lucas
(Actor)
.. Divine
Born:
March 05, 1974
in
Paddington, London
Best Known For:
Little Britain.
Early-life:
Matthew Richard Lucas was born in London on March 5, 1974 to Diana and chauffeur John. Together with his older brother Howard, the family lived in Stanmore, Middlesex. Matt developed alopecia at a young age and lost his hair when he was just six. He attended the National Youth Theatre, where he met his long-time collaborator David Walliams. In 1992, he made his debut on the London comedy circuit with the character Sir Bernard Chumley, five weeks after he was talent-spotted by Bob Mortimer.
Career:
In 1994, Lucas appeared at the Edinburgh Festival, returning a year later with Walliams. The pair enjoyed a sell-out tour in 1997. Lucas also worked with Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer on The Smell of Reeves and Mortimer, Shooting Stars, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Vic and Bob in Catterick. He reunited with Walliams for the spoof documentary series Rock Profiles, before creating the radio show Little Britain, which moved to TV in 2003; they also created Come Fly With Me in 2010. Lucas has enjoyed success on the stage in a number of production and popped up in Casanova, The Wind in the Willows, Krod Mandoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire, Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland and Bridesmaids. He also fronts BBC One comedy show The Matt Lucas Awards.
Quote:
'People do recognise me, but they usually think I am Mark Lamarr. Sometimes people tell me loudly in public that I was the Tango man, too.'
Trivia:
Matt signed up for a three-month stint in West End musical Les Miserables in 2011 following his role in its 25th anniversary show in October 2010.
Simon Bird
(Actor)
.. Jonathan Hodge
Born:
August 19, 1984
in
Guildford, Surrey
Best Known For:
The Inbetweeners.
Early-life:
Simon Antony Bird was born in Guildford, Surrey, in 1984. He attended the Royal Grammar School, Guildford, where he became an accomplished violinist and took part in a variety of orchestras. He then moved on to study English at Queens' College, Cambridge. Alongside his studies, he got involved with the illustrious Footlights drama group, eventually being elected as its chairman in 2005.
Career:
After leaving Cambridge, Bird set up the sketch comedy group The House of Windsor with Inbetweeners co-star Joe Thomas. They performed at the Edinburgh Festival in 2007 and 2008, receiving favourable coverage in the national press. His breakthrough came in 2008 when he was cast as Will McKenzie in the delightfully crude high-school sitcom The Inbetweeners. He was named Best Actor at the 2009 British Comedy Awards. Three series of The Inbetweeners was followed by a hugely successful movie version. The movie sequel was released in August 2014. He has also hosted comedy panel show The King is Dead and starred in Friday Night Dinner and Chickens.
Quote:
'I'm pretty geeky I think. I don't really have to act that much! Hopefully I'm not quite as officious as Will, but yeah I've definitely got some geeky tendencies.'
David Walliams
(Actor)
.. Vicar Edwyn Young
Born:
August 20, 1971
in
Nork, Surrey
Best Known For:
Little Britain.
Early-life:
Born David Edward Williams in Merton, Greater London on August 20, 1971, to father Peter, a London Transport engineer, and mother Kathleen, a lab technician. He was educated at Collingwood Primary School and Reigate Grammar School. He showed a flair for performance and became a member of the National Youth Theatre, which is where he met Matt Lucas. Walliams then studied drama at the University of Bristol. He changed his name when he joined Equity, as there was already a member named David Williams.
Career:
Walliams' TV debut came in Sky One's Games World in 1993. In 1995 he and Lucas teamed up for the first of three shows at the Edinburgh Festival. They also made Rock Profiles for UKTV, in which they parodied famous musicians. But it was Little Britain that made them stars in 2003; they followed it up with Come Fly with Me. Walliams has also appeared in films such as Run, Fatboy, Run, Dinner for Schmucks and The Look of Love, and on stage in No Man's Land. He's swum the English Channel, the Strait of Gibraltar with James Cracknell and a 140-mile stretch of the River Thames, all in aid of Sport Relief. Walliams joined the judging panel of Britain's Got Talent in 2012, and is the executive producer and star of the Agatha Christie adaptation Partners in Crime.
Quote:
'I'm terribly attention-seeking. It's very different once you get all this attention, though. Because then you want to control it. And you can't, exactly.'
Trivia:
He has written several best-selling children's books.
Michael Winterbottom
(Director)
