Ready When You Are, Mr McGill is a story is centered on the filming of a movie. A television actor-extra is finally given a line to say to camera. While filming, a collection of comical mishaps occur to create chaos on-set. This is the little-released 2003 adaptation of the 1976 original, in which Tom Courtenay takes the lead role of Joe McGill. The story is centered on the filming of a television drama starring Amanda Holden as a police officer, and Bill Nighy plays the increasingly frustrated director.
Directed by
Paul Seed
Written by
Jack Rosenthal
Cast
Mike Hayley ... Henry
Amanda Holden ... Herself
Tom Courtenay ... Joe McGill
Sandra Voe ... Nancy McGill
Paul Butterworth ... Milkman
Tamsin Greig ... Lianne
Ben Whishaw ... Bruno
Sally Phillips ... Kelly
Bill Nighy ... Phil Parish
Philip Davis ... Denis
Sam Kelly ... Edgar
Stewart Wright ... Geoff
Paul Broughton ... Tommy
Gemma Catlin ... Alison
Claudie Blakley ... Deirdre
Richard Lintern ... Michael
Ron Emslie ... Ambulance Driver
Michelle Gomez ... Judy
Manjinder Virk ... Sue
Maggie McCarthy ... Josie
Daisy Haggard ... Maggie
Marlene Sidaway ... Mrs. Clegg
Barbara Keogh ... Mrs. Danby
Tony Maudsley ... Ted
Alan David ... Mr. Carter
Joanna Page ... Babs Carter
Shirley King ... Mrs. Carter
Stephen Mangan ... Gilbert Dean
Sid Mitchell ... Young Mal
Stefan Weclawek ... Yob
Gail Kemp ... Gossiping Housewife 1
Nicola Reynolds ... Gossiping Housewife 2
Shiv Grewal ... Decorator
Frog Stone ... Clapper Loader
Stephen Moore ... Elliot Nichols
Tom Ward ... Roland
Billie North ... Deborah
Mark Anthony Brighton ... Cherry Picker Driver
This all-region DVD comes in a standard envelope-sleeve (THERE IS NO BOX!), but it plays fine, it just maybe doesn't look that impressive (if giving as a present, say).
