Alive and Kicking

Name: Alive and Kicking
Director: Robert Young
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Crime, TV Movie
Released: 1991-10-13
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Lenny Henry, Robbie Coltrane, Annabelle Apsion, Jane Horrocks, Geff Francis

1991

1h 31m

Comedy Drama Crime TV Movie

Director: Robert Young

Writer: Al Hunter Ashton

Overview

Gritty and powerful Screen One film that takes an unflinching look at drug addiction. Lenny Henry plays a dealer convinced he is untouchable, Robbie Coltrane the ex-gangster turned drug counsellor who is determined to break him. Writer Al Hunter (The Firm) was inspired by the true story of a football team founded to help drug addicts kick their habit.