
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
Fantasy, Comedy, Drama
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
Director: Bruce Robinson
Writer: Bruce Robinson
The Cast

Richard E. Grant
Denis Dimbleby Bagley

Rachel Ward
Julia Bagley

Richard Wilson
John Bristol

Jacqueline Tong
Penny Wheelstock

Susan Wooldridge
Monica

John Shrapnel
Psychiatrist

Hugh Armstrong
Harry Wax

Mick Ford
Richard

Jacqueline Pearce
Maud

Christopher Simon
Waiter

Gino Melvazzi
Waiter

Victor Lucas
Tweedy Man

Dawn Keeler
Tweedy Woman

Kerryann White
Girl in Elevator

Vivienne McKone
Receptionist

Donald Hoath
Businessman on train

John Levitt
Businessman

Gordon Gostelow
Priest

Pip Torrens
Jonathan

Tony Slattery
Basil

Rachel Fielding
Jennifer

Pauline Melville
Sylvia Wallace

Roddy Maude-Roxby
Dr Gatty

Francesca Longrigg
Nurse

Tanveer Ghani
Hospital Doctor

Joanna Mays
Phillis Blokey

Sean Bean
Larry Frisk

Bruce Robinson
The Boil (Voice Only)

Eric Idle
Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)
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