Outside Bet

Name: Outside Bet
Cast: Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Phil Davis, Vincent Regan, Calum MacNab

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Set against the turbulent mid 1980s of money, privatisation, unions and dramatic media evolution: A lifelong group of friends find themselves at the bad end of a redundancy pay-out and invest their savings into a racehorse, hoping that one final race can turn their fortunes around.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Sacha BennettWriter: Nigel SmithProducer: Graeme Muir

Bob Hoskins

as Percy 'Smudge' Smith

Jenny Agutter

as Shirley Baxter

Phil Davis

as Threads

Vincent Regan

as Jago

Calum MacNab

as Mark 'Bax' Baxter

Emily Atack

as Katie

Rita Tushingham

as Martha

Dudley Sutton

as Alfie Hobnails

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