Movie: It Couldn't Happen Here

Top 10 Billed Cast

Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor

Seaside landlady / Neil's mother

Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland

Priest / murderer

Neil Dickson
Neil Dickson

Pilot / car salesman

Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant

Self

Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe

Self

Gareth Hunt
Gareth Hunt

Uncle Dredge / postcard seller / ventriloquist

Dominique Barnes
Dominique Barnes

Carmen du Sautoy
Carmen du Sautoy

Glenn Webster
Glenn Webster

Passer by

Stephanie Buttle
Stephanie Buttle

Dancer

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Pet Shop Boys in It Couldn't Happen Here (1987) trailer - on Blu-ray & DVD from 15 June 2020 | BFI

Pet Shop Boys in It Couldn't Happen Here (1987) trailer - on Blu-ray & DVD from 15 June 2020 | BFI - Trailer

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