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The Promise

  • 1999
  • 12m
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Gary Lineker in The Promise (1999)
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Stan has kept his promise for 20 years. Now his life is in crisis, the spectre of his father tempts him and he faces an impossible choice.Stan has kept his promise for 20 years. Now his life is in crisis, the spectre of his father tempts him and he faces an impossible choice.Stan has kept his promise for 20 years. Now his life is in crisis, the spectre of his father tempts him and he faces an impossible choice.

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    • Steve Friendship
  • Writer
    • Steve Friendship
  • Stars
    • Steven Alvey
    • John Bleasdale
    • Sally Boon
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    • Director
      • Steve Friendship
    • Writer
      • Steve Friendship
    • Stars
      • Steven Alvey
      • John Bleasdale
      • Sally Boon
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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      • 1 win total

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    Steven Alvey
    • Darren
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    • Stan
    Sally Boon
    • Barmaid
    Roy Boyd
    • Harry
    Dawn Charatan
    • Ethel
    James Dove
    • Simon
    Leon Geoghegan
    Glen Hayes
    • Market Inspector
    Diana Johnston
    • Gladys
    Gary Lineker
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    Terry Molloy
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    Susan Scott
    • Mary
    Hilary Sesta
    • Jean
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      Gary Lineker appears as Himself (customer). By securing Lineker as a "unique product placement" from Walkers Crisps, producer Josephine Dunn raised match funding from Arts Council of England sufficient to pay the rest of the cast Equity rates and get publicity across all local and national UK newspapers, local and national radio stations, local BBC TV and trade press. The News of the World newspaper even paid Large Scale Productions Ltd. for the publicity article featuring Gary Lineker holding a fish. ACE held this as evidence that they did not just fund elitist arts but art for the people.
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      Also available subtitled in French, this version shown in Canada.

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    • Release date
      • 1999 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Media Archive for Central England
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
    • Filming locations
      • Leicester, Indoor Market, Leicestershire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Large Scale Productions Ltd.
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      • £74,091 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      • 12m
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    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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