Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

Overview

Go back to the 1980s and discover the extraordinary true story of Cliff Twemlow! You’ve never heard of him… but polymath Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, novelist, composer, singer, screenwriter, producer and actor who was the most prolific indie filmmaker in the UK for a decade! Witness how this 20th-century Renaissance man created his own innovative micro-film industry in Manchester. Shooting his feature films on clunky early pioneering video technology, G.B.H. (1983) was even branded a Video Nasty! A warmly hilarious portrait that will take you back to an era where literally anything could happen. And did!

Directed by Jake West

Top cast

Cliff Twemlow

Self (archive footage)

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Andy Willis

Self

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Barry Twemlow

Self

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Brett Sinclair

Self

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Brian Sterling

Self

Chris Cooke

Self

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C.P. Lee

Self

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David Rankin

Self

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Howard Arundel

Self

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Jane Cunliffe

Self

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John Barry

Self

John Saint Ryan

Self

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Martin Unsworth

Self

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Max Beesley Snr

Self

Oliver Tobias

Self

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Paul Flanagan

Self

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Steve Powell

Self

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Steve Tomkow

Self

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Stuart Hurst

Self

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Ginette Gray

Self

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