T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia Trailer (1987)

"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia." 01 January 1987 Thriller, Factual 85 mins

An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council. With Smith appearing as himself and filmmakers Murray Martin and Steve Trafford as two journalists, the film interrogates the interviews and archive footage, weaving them together with a fictional scandal unfolding on the streets around them…

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Cast

T. Dan Smith as Self

Dennis Skinner as Self

Murray Martin as Self

Jack Johnson as Self

Ken Skethaway as Self

Dave Hill as Jack Cross

Art Davies as Councillor Alan Deal

Christopher Northey as Jeremy Maudsley-Long

Steve Trafford as Steve

Martin Murray as Murray

Ralph Nossek as Home Secretary

Harry Herring as Councillor Albert

Cilla Mason as Councillor Edith

Elizabeth Mansfield as Newscaster

Amber Styles as Cleaner

Kay Wight as Alan Deal's Wife

Crew

Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen Producer

Ellin Hare Producer

Martin Murray Producer

Steve Trafford Producer

Elaine Drainville Producer

Lorna Powell Producer

Richard Grassick Producer

Dave Eadington Producer

Jane Neatrour Producer

Peter Roberts Producer

Judith Tomlinson Producer

Ray Stubbs Producer

Ray Stubbs Original Music Composer

International Releases Dates

United Kingdom 01 January 1987

Production Companies

Amber Films

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