''Outside Bet'', also known as ''Weighed In: The Story of the Mumper'', is a British
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Sacha Bennett
Sacha Bennett (born 11 May 1971) is a British actor, writer, Film producer, producer and Film director, director for film and television. As a film-maker he has worked with talent such as Bob Hoskins, Jenny Agutter and Steven Berkoff. He has crea ...
and starring
Bob Hoskins,
Jenny Agutter
Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', ''Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children''—the BBC's 1968 television seria ...
,
Philip Davis and
Adam Deacon. The film was released on 20 April 2012.
Plot
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
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moves the printing of his newspapers from
Fleet Street to
Wapping
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-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.
Cast
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Bob Hoskins - Percy 'Smudge' Smith
* Calum MacNab - Mark 'Bax' Baxter
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Terry Stone - Johnny Gosamer
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Jenny Agutter
Jennifer Ann Agutter (born 20 December 1952) is a British actress. She began her career as a child actress in 1964, appearing in '' East of Sudan'', ''Star!'', and two adaptations of '' The Railway Children''—the BBC's 1968 television seria ...
- Shirley Baxter
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Philip Davis - Threads
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Adam Deacon - Sam The Soleman
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Vincent Regan
Vincent Regan (born 16 May 1965) is a British film and television actor, best known for his roles in ''300'', ''Troy'', '' Unleashed'', '' Clash of the Titans'' and '' Lockout''.
Early life
Regan was born on 16 May 1965 in Swansea, Glamorgan, ...
- Jago
* Mark Cooper Harris - Harry
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Emily Atack
Emily Jane Atack (born 18 December 1989) is an English actress, comedian, and television personality. She is best known for playing Charlotte Hinchcliffe on the E4 comedy series ''The Inbetweeners'' (2008-2010), and for her roles in Keith Lemo ...
- Katie
*
Montserrat Lombard
Montserrat Lombard (born 1 August 1982) is an English actress best known for playing WPC (later DC) Sharon 'Shaz' Granger in the BBC drama series '' Ashes to Ashes''.
Early life
Lombard was born in London and is of Spanish and Italian desce ...
- Becka
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Terry Stone - Johnny Gossamer
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Perry Benson
Perry Benson (born 9 April 1961) is a British character actor best known for his regular roles in British television sitcoms ''You Rang, M'Lord?'' (1988–1993), '' Oh, Doctor Beeching!'' (1995–1997) and ''Operation Good Guys'' (1997–2000). ...
- Sefton Wallace
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Dudley Sutton - Alfie Hobnails
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Linda Robson
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- Lil
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Rita Tushingham
Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942) is an English actress. She is known for her starring roles in films including ''A Taste of Honey'' (1961), ''The Leather Boys'' (1964), '' The Knack ...and How to Get It'' (1965), ''Doctor Zhivago'' (1965), ...
- Martha
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Ali Cook
Ali Cook (also credited as Alistair Cook) is an English magician, actor and comedian originating from Yorkshire. Cook played Sgt. Paul McMellon in the feature film ''Kajaki'', which won the ''Producer of The Year Award'' at the 2015 British I ...
- Stevie
* Lucy Drive - Erica
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Rebecca Ferdinando - Cheryl
Reception
The film was not well received by critics. The
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website
Rotten Tomatoes
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records 9 reviews with an average rating of 3.4/10.
Other reviews have been more positive -
Mark Kermode declared it his Film of the Week, saying he was "charmed" by the film, and also made it one of his 6 "Gems" of the year.
External links
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References
British comedy films
Films based on British novels
2012 films
2012 comedy films
Films set in 1985
Gateway Films films
Films set in London
British horse racing films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Sacha Bennett
2010s British films
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