

Blackball
At Last, A Sportsman The British Can Be Proud Of
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
Cast

Paul Kaye
Cliff Starkey

Johnny Vegas
Trevor

James Cromwell
Ray Speight

Bernard Cribbins
Mutley

Alice Evans
Kerry

Vince Vaughn
Rick Schwartz

Imelda Staunton
Bridget

James Fleet
Alan the Pipe

Kenneth Cranham
Chairman Collins

Ian McNeice
Hugh The Sideburns

David Ryall
Giles Wilton

Terry Alderton
Bouncer Jonno

Meredith MacNeill
Suzi

Emma Amos
Local News Reporter

Paul Bentall
Gate Guard
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Storyline
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.
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