It Was an Accident
2000 British comedy film
- Thandiwe Newton
- Chiwetel Ejiofor
- Max Beesley
- James Bolam
Production
companies
companies
- Litmus Productions
- Pathe Pictures
- Canal Plus
- Arts Council of England
Release date
- 27 October 2000 (2000-10-27)[1]
Running time
It Was an Accident is a 2000 British comedy film directed by Metin Hüseyin, written by Ol Parker and produced by Paul Goodman, based on the novel of the same name by Jeremy Cameron[3] and starring Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Max Beesley and James Bolam.[4] In the film, an ex-convict, trying to go straight, accidentally gets mixed up in a fresh series of crimes.
Cast
- Chiwetel Ejiofor as Nicky Burkett
- Max Beesley as Mickey Cousins
- James Bolam as Vernon Fitch
- Nicola Stapleton as Kelly
- Neil Dudgeon as Holdsworth
- Hugh Quarshie as George Hurlock
- Thandiwe Newton as Noreen Hurlock (credited as Thandie Newton)
- Jacqueline Williams as Sharon
- Sidh Solanki as Rameez
- Cavan Clerkin as Jimmy
- Sally Chattaway as Terri
- Paul Chowdhry as Rafiq Roy
References
- ^ Thomson, Michael (24 October 2000). "It Was an Accident". BBC. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "It Was An Accident". BBFC. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ Davis, Barnaby (20 May 2015). "Crime novels inspired by probation worker's time in Walthamstow to be reissued". East London and West Essex Guardian Series. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ BFI.org
External links
- It Was an Accident at IMDb
- It Was an Accident at Rotten Tomatoes
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