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Outside Bet is a British film of genre Comedy directed by Sacha Bennett with Bob Hoskins
Outside Bet (2012)
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Add to a movie listOutside Bet, also known as Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper, is a British comedy film directed by Sacha Bennett and starring Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter, Philip Davis and Adam Deacon. The film was released on April 27, 2012.
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It is 1985. Thatcher is in power, Sade is on the radio, and the print workers have gone on strike. But nothing, not even a scale eight earthquake can put a dampener on a group of close friends that meet every Sunday in their regular South London pub for a pint and free flowing banter of the highest order. Set against the backdrop of a changing way of life-as Rupert Murdoch moves the printing of his newspapers from Fleet Street to Wapping-this is a tale of seven firm friends, who embark on a unique journey that eventually leads them to gamble all of their savings and redundancy money on a single race.Actors
Bob Hoskins
(Percy 'Smudge' Smith)
Jenny Agutter
(Shirley Baxter)
Phil Davis
(Threads)
Terry Stone
(Johnny Gossamer)
Adam Deacon
(Sam The Soleman)
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