Comedy Music TV Movie
Following the success of the 1979 show and the financial benefits accruing to Amnesty from the spin-off movie, TV special and record albums – Cleese, Lewis and Walker planned the next show to be a more spectacular event. Cleese focused on broadening the comedic talent to be presented at the show. In addition to the Amnesty show stalwarts drawn from the Oxbridge/Monty Python/Beyond The Fringe orbit, he invited newcomers such as Rowan Atkinson’s colleagues from the BBC TV show Not the Nine O'Clock News including Pamela Stephenson and Griff Rhys Jones; comedian Victoria Wood and regional comic Jasper Carrott. Lewis secured a return appearance by Billy Connolly and a debut appearance by "alternative" comedian Alexei Sayle who Lewis had recently discovered and was managing. Building on the success of Pete Townshend's 1979 appearance Lewis recruited other rock musicians to perform at the 1981 show including Sting, Phil Collins, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Donovan and Bob Geldof.
Directed by
Julien Temple
Written by
Terence Dackombe
Rowan Atkinson
Self - Various Roles
Billy Connolly
Self
John Cleese
Self - Various Roles
Michael Palin
Self - Various Roles
Barry Humphries
Self - Various Roles
Phil Collins
Self
Sting
Self
Eric Clapton
Self
Peter Cook
Self - Various Roles
Sheena Easton
The Secret Policeman Choir
Alexei Sayle
Self
Pete Townshend
Self
Victoria Wood
Self
Graham Chapman
Self - Various Roles
Bob Geldof
Self
Griff Rhys Jones
Self - Various Roles
Pamela Stephenson
Self - Various Roles
Chris Langham
Self - Various Roles
Neil Innes
Self
Donovan
Self
Jeff Beck
Self
John Bird
Self - Various Roles
Midge Ure
The Secret Policeman Choir
John Fortune
Self - Various Roles
David Rappaport
Various Roles
Tim Brooke-Taylor
Self - Various Characters
John Wells
Self - Various Roles
Jasper Carrott
Self
Micky Moody
The Secret Policeman Choir
Johnnie Fingers
Self
Daryl Stuermer
Various Roles
Maynard Williams
Various Roles
Doreen Chanter
The Secret Policeman Choir
Chris Cross
The Secret Policeman Choir
Terence Dackombe

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