The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
March 1, 1982Release Date
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982)
March 1, 1982Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Rowan Atkinson
Self / Various Roles
Jeff Beck
Self
Graham Chapman
Himself - Various Roles
Alan Bennett
Self / Various Roles
John Bird
Self / Various Roles
Eric Clapton
Himself
John Cleese
Himself - Various Roles / Producer / Assistant Director
Roger Graef
Director
Julien Temple
Director
Phil Collins
Himself
Billy Connolly
Himself
Terence Dackombe
Writer
Peter Cook
Himself - Various Roles
Corky Burger
Producer
Martin Lewis
Producer
Sheena Easton
The Secret Policeman Choir
Bob Geldof
Himself
Barry Humphries
Himself - Various Roles
Michael Palin
Himself - Various Roles
David Rappaport
Various Roles
Sting
Himself
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Himself - Various Characters
Donovan
Himself
Johnnie Fingers
Himself
John Fortune
Himself - Various Roles
Chris Langham
Himself - Various Roles
Griff Rhys Jones
Himself - Various Roles
Alexei Sayle
Himself
Pamela Stephenson
Herself - Various Roles
John Wells
Himself - Various Roles
Victoria Wood
Herself
Daryl Stuermer
Various Roles
Maynard Williams
Various Roles
Pete Townshend
Himself
Jasper Carrott
Himself
Doreen Chanter
The Secret Policeman Choir
Chris Cross
The Secret Policeman Choir
Neil Innes
Himself
Micky Moody
The Secret Policeman Choir
Midge Ure
The Secret Policeman Choir
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Wiki.
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the fourth of the benefit shows staged by the British Section of Amnesty International to raise funds for its research and campaign work in the human rights field. It was the second of many shows to bear the celebrated "Secret Policeman's" title that became the iconic series known informally as The Secret Policeman's Balls.
The show took place at the Drury Lane theatre in London over four nights between Wednesday 9 September and Saturday 12 September 1981. It was a successor to the 1979 show The Secret Policeman's Ball. Not all artists appeared at all performances: Phil Collins, for example, could not commit to all four and was present at the last two shows only.The show was directed by Monty Python alumnus John Cleese and produced by Martin Lewis and Peter Walker (Amnesty's fundraising officer). It subsequently yielded two separate movies (one version for the UK, directed by Julien Temple, and a quite different version for the US) and two record albums (one each of comedy and music performances). The film was distributed by Miramax.
The budget of the 1981 film was £125,000. It made $1.8 million.The show was very influential in galvanizing rock musicians to become involved in the human rights issue and in other political and social causes in subsequent decades. Musicians who performed at the show who subsequently became activists in various fields include Sting, Bob Geldof, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Donovan and Midge Ure.