Out of Order (film)
Encyclopedia
Out of Order is a 1987 British
comedy
drama film
directed by Jonnie Turpie and starring Gary Webster
, Natasha Williams
and George Baker
. An unemployed layabout shocks his family and friends by joining the police force.
Cinema of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has had a major influence on modern cinema. The first moving pictures developed on celluloid film were made in Hyde Park, London in 1889 by William Friese Greene, a British inventor, who patented the process in 1890. It is generally regarded that the British film industry...
comedy
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Jonnie Turpie and starring Gary Webster
Gary Webster
Gary Webster is an English actor.He first found fame in EastEnders playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television series Minder, replacing Dennis Waterman as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series...
, Natasha Williams
Natasha Williams
Natasha Williams is an actress based in Britain.Williams is known for playing the role of PC Delia French in the long running ITV drama The Bill. She also played the role of a pharmacist in "Gridlock", an episode of Doctor Who that was broadcast on 14 April 2007, and appeared in Powers in 2004...
and George Baker
George Baker (actor)
George Baker, MBE was an English actor and writer. He was best-known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.-Personal life:...
. An unemployed layabout shocks his family and friends by joining the police force.
Cast
- Sharon Fryer ... Jaz Bailey
- Pete Lee-WilsonPete Lee-Wilson-Biography:His first role was in the television show, Metal Mickey. He has also appeared in The Bill, Spooks and was in the 2009 Doctor Who story The End of Time.-Personal life:...
... Billy Bannister - Natasha WilliamsNatasha WilliamsNatasha Williams is an actress based in Britain.Williams is known for playing the role of PC Delia French in the long running ITV drama The Bill. She also played the role of a pharmacist in "Gridlock", an episode of Doctor Who that was broadcast on 14 April 2007, and appeared in Powers in 2004...
... Veronica - Cheryl Maiker ... Susan
- Gary WebsterGary WebsterGary Webster is an English actor.He first found fame in EastEnders playing Graham Clark from 1987 until 1988. He later became better known for playing Ray Daley in the television series Minder, replacing Dennis Waterman as George Cole's on-screen sparring partner in the series...
... Anthony Campbell - Timmy Lawrence ... Glynis
- Sandra Lawrence ... Sandra
- Dicken AshworthDicken AshworthDicken Ashworth is an English actor who has made several appearances in film and television.His film credits include: Force 10 from Navarone, Tess, Krull, and Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit.On television, can be a regular cast member in several soap operas - playing Alan Partridge...
... Pool Player - Buster BloodvesselBuster BloodvesselDouglas Trendle , better known as Buster Bloodvessel, is an English singer and the frontman of the ska revival band Bad Manners...
... Jailer - Annette BadlandAnnette BadlandAnnette Badland is an English actress best known for her work in children's television.-Biography:Her training took place at East 15 Acting School, London...
... Operator - George BakerGeorge Baker (actor)George Baker, MBE was an English actor and writer. He was best-known for portraying Tiberius in I, Claudius, and Inspector Wexford in The Ruth Rendell Mysteries.-Personal life:...
... Chief Inspector - Peter CellierPeter CellierPeter Cellier is an English actor who has appeared in film, stage and television. He is perhaps best known for his role as Sir Frank Gordon in Yes Minister and then Yes, Prime Minister in the 1980s.-Biography:...
... Home Secretary - Glynn EdwardsGlynn EdwardsGlynn Edwards is a British actor.Edwards was born in Malaya and trained as an actor at Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop. He is probably best known for his role as Dave 'the barman' Harris, owner of the Winchester Club in the TV show Minder...
... Barman - Roland GiftRoland GiftRoland Lee Gift is a British singer and actor. He was the lead singer of the band Fine Young Cannibals.-Biography:...
... Customer - Susan HansonSusan HansonSusan Hanson is an English actress who played the part of Diane Parker in the long-running British soap opera Crossroads from 1966 to 1987. Hanson is the widow of musician Carl Wayne, with whom she has a son, Jack.Susan married singer Carl Wayne in 1974...
... Anthony's Mum - Don HendersonDon HendersonDon Henderson was an English actor whose film and TV work covered many years but is best remembered for his role as the fictional detective George Bulman...
... Car Driver - Stephen LewisStephen Lewis (actor)Stephen Lewis is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake in the LWT Sitcom On the Buses, Clem "Smiler" Hemmingway in the longest running sitcom Last of the Summer Wine and Harry Lambert in BBC Television's Oh, Doctor Beeching!.-Career:Lewis began his...
... Bus Driver - Al MatthewsAl MatthewsAl Matthews is a UK-based American actor and singer, best known as Sergeant Apone in the 1986 movie Aliens....
... U.S. DJ - Garfield MorganGarfield MorganGarfield Morgan was an English actor who appeared mostly on TV and occasionally in films.Born in Birmingham, Morgan was apprenticed as a dental mechanic before going to drama school. He started his acting career with the Arena Theatre, Birmingham...
... Drill Sergeant - Tony ScoggoTony ScoggoTony Scoggo is a British actor best known for his role in the television soap opera Brookside. He played Matty Nolan in the series from 1982 to 1992....
... Man in Pub - Ricky TomlinsonRicky TomlinsonEric Tomlinson , known by his stage name Ricky Tomlinson, is an English actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Bobby Grant in Brookside, DCI Charlie Wise in Cracker and James "Jim" Royle in The Royle Family....
... Decorator - Frank WindsorFrank WindsorFrank Windsor is an English actor, mainly on television.He attended Queen Mary's Grammar School, Walsall. He began his career on radio and made an appearance in a 1953 film of Henry V...
... Traffic Warden - Peter WoodsPeter WoodsPeter Holmes Woods was a British journalist, reporter and newsreader.-Early life and career:Born in Romford, Essex, Woods was educated at Hull Grammar School and Imperial Service College, Windsor...
... Newsreader - David YipDavid YipDavid Yip is an English actor.Yip, of Asian and English descent, was born in Liverpool and trained at East 15 Acting School, London...
... Policeman - Steven HartleySteven HartleySteven Hartley is a British actor known for his television, film and theatre roles. He has appeared in leading roles on British television since 1985, including the series EastEnders from 1987-1989 and The Bill 2000-2002...
... CID - Tony Walsh ... CID
- Richard Ireson ... Teacher
- Robert McBainRobert McBainRobert McBain was an English actor, photographer and artist.He was born Robert Digby Bosher, in Wembley, Middlesex...
... CO Armstrong - Martin Gower ... PC Jones
- Laurence HarringtonLaurence HarringtonLaurence Harrington is a British actor who has played DS Probert in Z-Cars, Lunar Guard in Doctor Who, George Latimer in Softly, Softly, the Lawyer in The Sweeney, Jackson in Space: 1999, Gary in Agony, Jeff Sadler in Boon, Cyril Harrington-Morse in Lovejoy, Vic Lawson in Love Hurts and James...
... Inspector Proudlock - Godfrey JamesGodfrey JamesGodfrey James is an English actor.His film appearances include: Witchfinder General, Blood on Satan's Claw, The Oblong Box, The Land That Time Forgot, Séance on a Wet Afternoon and At the Earth's Core....
... Desk Sergeant