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Needle

"Needle paints a harrowing picture of a Liverpool overrun by drugs, charting a young man's nightmarish descent into intravenous heroin use and AIDS and a police and political leadership incapable of the imagination or courage necessary to respond to the drug problem."

Cast

1431433

Sean McKee

as Danny
1376049

Emma Bird

as Paula
4935

Pete Postlethwaite

as Paula's Father
68046

Anna Keaveney

as Council Leader
47547

John Bennett

as Chief Constable
29698

Paul Barber

as Drugs Counsellor
217788

Gary Mavers

as John
4317

Jake Abraham

as Greg
1736982

Andrew Naylor

as Degsy
1444826

Philip Foster

as Rollo
2947178

John Shackley

as Stew
39681

Stephen Walters

as Viaduct Boy
1579994

Arthur Kelly

as Bent Detective
1491221

Paul Codman

as Arresting Officer
90546

Andrew Schofield

as Chief Vigilante
1431434

John Conteh

as Charlie
1737007

Carleen Ann Lundon

as Radio Reporter
1231397

Angela Walsh

as Angry Mother
1230801

Mark Moraghan

as Binman
2735915

Thomas Branch

as Shop Steward
33388

Shane Connaughton

as Prison Governor
218882

Paul Broughton

as Pete - Danny's Cellmate
79875

Tim Barlow

as Jack - Danny's Cellmate
3142890

David Rooney

as Interviewing Officer
189256

Maureen O'Brien

as Prison Doctor
159250

Bunny May

as Prison Warder
1743307

Vincent Maguire

as Captain's Mate
1158798

Peter Faulkner

as Ferry Passenger
1767285

Michael Strobel

as Ferry Engineer
86107

Geoffrey Hughes

as Repo Man
1743317

Ina Clough

as Old Woman
183620

Noreen Kershaw

as Prostitute
127167

Chris Darwin

as Man at Meeting
240300

Kenneth Farrington

as Businessman
1466854

Al T. Kossy

as Wino
127166

Carl Chase

as Taxi Driver

Crew

1270877

Barry McCann

Director of Photography
59680

Clare Douglas

Editor
33405

Gillies MacKinnon

Director
201639

Jimmy McGovern

Writer