Absolute Beginners

Carmen Ejogo as Carmen Sandie Shaw as Baby Boom's Mother Edward Tudor-Pole as Ed the Ted (as Tenpole Tudor) Patsy Kensit as Suzette Paul Rhys as Dean Swift Peter-Hugo Daly as Vern (as Peter Hugo-Daly) Steven Berkoff as The Fanatic Lionel Blair as Harry Charms Johnny Shannon as Saltzman Eddie O'Connell as Colin, Photographer / Narrator Ray Davies as Arthur, Colin's Dad Alan Freeman as Call-Me-Cobber Ronald Fraser as Amberley Drove Eve Ferret as Big Jill Julian Firth as The Misery Kid Zoot Money as Chez Nobody Barman (as G.B. (Zoot) Money) Joseph McKenna as Fabulous Hoplite James Fox as Henley of Mayfair, Dressmaker to the Queen Tony Hippolyte as Mr. Cool Anita Morris as Dido Lament Robbie Coltrane as Mario Irene Handl as Mrs Larkin Eric Sykes as Arcade Attendant (uncredited) Bruce Payne as Flikker Jess Conrad as Cappuccino Man Colin Jeavons as Pamphleteer Bruno Tonioli as Maltese Lodger Chua Kah Joo as Dancer Slim Gaillard as Party Singer David Bowie as Vendice Partners Mandy Rice-Davies as Flora, Colin's Mum Graham Fletcher-Cook as Wizard Gary Beadle as Johnny Wonder Sylvia Syms as Cynthia Eve Sade as Athene Duncannon (as Sade Adu)

Oliver Stapleton Director of Photography Susie Figgis Casting Stephen Woolley Producer Ray Davies Songs Julien Temple Director, Songs Chris Brown Producer David Bowie Songs Clive Langer Music Producer, Songs