R | 1 h 30 min | Comedy | Music | TV Movie

IMDB 6.6 / 10 (519 votes)

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball | United Kingdom

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball - poster

Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.

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Director

Julien Temple

Stars

Rowan Atkinson
Himself - Various Roles

Jeff Beck
Himself

Alan Bennett
Himself - Various Roles

Graham Chapman
Himself - Various Roles

Eric Clapton
Himself

John Cleese
Himself - Various Roles

Phil Collins
Himself

Billy Connolly
Himself

Peter Cook
Himself - Various Roles

Sheena Easton
The Secret Policeman Choir

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Keywords

sketch comedy, charity benefit

Production

Amnesty International

Actor

Rowan Atkinson, Jeff Beck, Alan Bennett, Graham Chapman, Eric Clapton, John Cleese, Phil Collins, Billy Connolly, Peter Cook, Sheena Easton, Bob Geldof, Barry Humphries, Michael Palin, David Rappaport, Sting

Creators

Bob Weinstein (Producer), Harvey Weinstein (Producer), John Cleese (Producer), Oliver Stapleton (Director of Photography), Julien Temple (Director), Michael Hamlyn (Associate Producer), Martin Lewis (Producer), Chris Munro (Sound Recordist), Roger Graef (Producer), Terence Dackombe (Writer), Thomas Schwalm (Editor), Andy Attenburrow (Editor), Geoff Hogg (Editor), Corky Burger (Producer)

Release dates

23.09.1982 (AU)
01.03.1982 (US)

The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)

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