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Then Barbara Met Alan

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The story of two cabaret performers and disability rights activists who meet at a gig, fall in love and become the driving force behind a campaign of direct action that leads to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.

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Sean O'Grady Independent (UK) 03/25/2022
5/5
Wittily written by Jack Thorne and Genevieve Barr, with plenty of raucous action, Then Barbara Met Alan is as much a moving love story and wryly amusing sitcom as it is an emotionally charged chronicle of a small revolution. Go to Full Review Alison Rowat The Herald (Scotland) 04/01/2022
The central performances were excellent (Ruth Madeley and Arthur Hughes), and the lead writer was Jack Thorne (National Treasure, This is England). Together they made for a raucous, eye-opening drama. Go to Full Review James Walton The Spectator 03/24/2022
The most obvious flaw was that it never solved the traditional problems that come with writing agitprop: among them, relentlessness, lack of nuance and how to make the audience not feel they’re constantly being shouted at. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Joanna B 08/08/2024 This film is actually great. A lot of the time people tend to infantilise disabled people but this film does a great job of opening the audiences eyes. See more Read all reviews
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Bruce Goodison

Director

Amit Sharma

Director

Arthur Hughes

Alan

Ruth Madeley

Barbara

Alan Holdsworth

Real Alan

Barbara Lisicki

Real Barbara
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Movie Info

Synopsis The story of two cabaret performers and disability rights activists who meet at a gig, fall in love and become the driving force behind a campaign of direct action that leads to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.
Director
Bruce Goodison, Amit Sharma
Producer
Bryony Arnold, Debbie Shuter
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 7m