Beautiful Thing 27 years old

An urban fairytale.

Beautiful Thing

Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, three teenagers edge towards adulthood.

Credits

Beautiful Thing Cast

Name Character
Meera Syal She was 35, now 62 years old as Miss Chauhan
John Savage He was 47, now 74 years old as Lenny
Ben Daniels He was 32, now 59 years old as Tony
Garry Cooper He was 41, now 68 years old as Ronnie Pearce
Marlene Sidaway She was 59, now 87 years old as Betty
Tameka Empson She was 19, now 47 years old as Leah
John Benfield He was 3, now 24 years old as Rodney Barr
Julia-Lee Smith as Gina
Jeillo Edwards She was 54, 61 years old when she died as Rose
Jonathan Harvey He was 57, 73 years old when he died as Petra
Linda Henry She was 33, now 61 years old as Sandra Gangel
Anna Karen She was 60, now 87 years old as Marlene
Scott Neal He was 18, now 45 years old as Ste Pearce
Glen Berry He was 18, now 45 years old as Jamie Gangel
Andrew Fraser as Jayson
Terry Duggan He was 64, 76 years old when he died as Kevin

Beautiful Thing Crew

Name Department
Chris Seager as Director of Photography. He was 47 (now 75) years old Camera
Hettie MacDonald as Director. Directing
Bill Shapter as Producer. Production
Tony Garnett as Producer. He was 60 (83) years old when He died Production
Jonathan Harvey as Theatre Play. He was 57 (73) years old when He died Writing
Jonathan Harvey as Screenplay. He was 57 (73) years old when He died Writing
Don Fairservice as Editor. Editing
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Beautiful Thing (27 years)

An urban fairytale.

  • Release day: Friday, June 21, 1996
  • Runtime: 92 minutes
  • Revenue: 1500000.00