Absolute Beginners

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

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