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Billy Elliot
Coming-of-age drama in which a northern lad from a mining community (Jamie Bell) opts for ballet rather than boxing and must convince his father of his ambitions as a dancer.
Coming-of-age drama about a young boy from a north east mining village who is sent for boxing lessons but joins ballet classes instead, for reasons he cannot explain to himself, let alone ones that his widower father would understand. He is encouraged by his dance teacher, but her ambition for him brings about a family crisis in the Elliot house.
Last on
Sun 27 Dec 202021:00
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mrs Wilkinson | Julie Walters |
| Jackie Elliot | Gary Lewis |
| Billy Elliot | Jamie Bell |
| Tony Elliot | Jamie Draven |
| Billy, aged 25 | Adam Cooper |
| Director | Stephen Daldry |
| Grandma | Jean Heywood |
| Michael Caffrey | Stuart Wells |
| George Watson | Mike Elliot |
| Mr Braithwaite | Billy Fane |
| Debbie Wilkinson | Nicola Blackwell |
| Gary Poulson | Joe Renton |
| Dr Crane | Steve Mangan |
| Principal | Patrick Malahide |
| Vice-Principal | Barbara Leigh-Hunt |
| Writer | Lee Hall |
| Producer | Greg Brenman |
| Producer | Jon Finn |
| Composer | Stephen Warbeck |
| Director of photography | Brian Tufano |
Broadcasts
Sat 22 Jul 200621:30BBC HD- Sun 12 Aug 200721:00BBC Two England, Scotland, Northern Ireland (Analogue) & Northern Ireland only
- Sun 12 Aug 200721:40BBC Two Wales (Analogue) & Wales only
- Thu 27 Dec 200722:40
- Christmas Day 200921:00
- Wed 30 Dec 200900:15
Sun 30 May 201021:00BBC HD
Tue 21 Dec 201021:15BBC HD
Sun 17 Apr 201121:30BBC HD- Thu 13 Jun 201321:00
- Tue 4 Mar 201421:00
- Tue 16 Sep 201421:00
- Sun 7 Jun 201521:00
- Tue 10 Nov 201521:00
- Wed 18 May 201621:00
- Wed 22 Mar 201721:00
- Sat 15 Jun 201922:20BBC One except Wales
- Sat 15 Jun 201923:10BBC One Wales & Wales HD only
- Sat 22 Jun 201900:10BBC One except Wales
- Tue 31 Dec 201921:00BBC Two except East, Northern Ireland (Analogue), Scotland, Wales (Analogue) & Yorkshire
- Sun 31 May 202022:35BBC One except Northern Ireland
- Mon 1 Jun 202000:05BBC One Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only
- Sat 6 Jun 202021:15
- Sun 27 Dec 202021:00
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