OK..ive got your attention..so, IMAGINE..Danny Boyle & Speilberg making the history of Northern Soul on film..who would you cast as prime characters.THIS IS NOT MEANT TO DEFAME OR INSULT ANYONE..just a bit of fun..i'll start ..but obviously my casting is centered around the earlier years based on my experience of those concerned or my observation of..in no particular order..and once we've cast the roles..i'll figure a budget based on availability/locations..this comes out of an idea i had some years ago whilst working on Soulboy.Shimmy the director had gone to meet Russ Winstanley..Kev Roberts had agreed in principle to some kind of participation, so i suggested that as we had (in principle) two of the original Casino DJ's why not ask Richard Searling as well? I offered up a scene where all three where to be cast as coach drivers outside the Casino..chatting and remarking that (northern soul) would never catch on..although SHimmy excitedly reported that all three 'were up for it' unfortunatley nothing came of it..pity it could have been the one gem in an otherwise dull film..anyway cast away..

CHARACTER ACTOR/PERSONALITY AVAILABILTY/FEE

KEV ROBERTS DAVID DICKINSON YOU BET!..UNDISCLOSED

RUSS WINSTANLEY JOHN PRESCOTT DEFFO-FREE PIES FOR LIFE

IAN LEVINE KATIE PRICE WITHOUT A DOUBT

kEITH MINSHULL COMPO NOT AVAILABLE

GERRY MARSHALL BERT MILLICHIP ?

FRANK AKA IAN D GEORGE CLOONEY (the page 3 of NS) EXPENSIVE

YOU GET THE IDEA...ANYONE FOR THE CASTING COUCH?

how about HALE & PACE as the doormen.....

or maybe Cannon & Ball

I've just though of one

Rob Smith Mr nice guy from Nottingham who would be him ?

Rob Smith - Mr McKay

Rob Smith - Mr McKay

That's a stunner mate

This one may be a little bit harder Barry ?

could you find one for the famous Johnny Beggs

thanks mate

Johnny Beggs - Alice Cooper

Edited November 22, 201212 yr by Barry

Ian Clark.... Clark Kent

Brilliant fun

who would be Keith Minshull ?

Barry,Thats the funniest thing I've read in ages!!! QUALITY

Edited November 23, 201212 yr by TheBigO

Johnny Beggs - Alice Cooper

great casting but where did Annie Lennox come into it Barry ?

with johnny beggs

Edited November 23, 201212 yr by soulghost

Now is the hard part. Turn it on yourself and pick pwn dobblegangers, Mine are Curly Watts and John Major, according to some some called friends!!

WHAT ABOUT SWISH,ANY IDEAS?

lets not forget the cloakroom people ( ) from the casino ...maybe they were from the film " people under the stairs "....bloody sad sods they were ...

lets not forget the cloakroom people ( ) from the casino ...maybe they were from the film " people under the stairs "....bloody sad sods they were ...

Two cloakrooms ay?, the up the stairs one and the sign of the times 'leathers and sheepskins' one.

Dave Godin - Charles Hawtry

Dave Godin - Charles Hawtry

Danny Baker is a dead ringer for a modern day Kev Roberts

Mine double would be Father Ted

Napoleon Dynamite - Barry May (circa 1982)

Johnny Beggs - Austin Powers

Don't know how I missed this Johnny Beggs double egg.

Edited November 24, 201212 yr by Barry

Mary & Colin Chapman - Hilda Baker & Jimmy Jewel

Edited November 24, 201212 yr by Dave Turner

Sam - Harry Hill

you're getting the hang of it now Barry :shades:

Mine double would be Father Ted

More like Friar Tuck mate

More like Friar Tuck mate

You bastard you're giving the game up mate :shhh:

Edited November 24, 201212 yr by soulghost

You bastard you're giving the game up mate :shhh:

Your secret is safe with me mate

There was another look a like banded about for Keith Minshull which i thought was brill

it was Fred Elliott of Corrie :huh:

Edited November 24, 201212 yr by soulghost

Your secret is safe with me mate

ta Brav

hope you are well mate

atb

ta Brav

hope you are well mate

atb

Doing Ok mate and i've had a few slaps off Minshull for calling him Fred Elliott

Doing Ok mate and i've had a few slaps off Minshull for calling him Fred Elliott

so you should he's a leg-end mate :facepalm:

Mary & Colin Chapman - Hilda Baker & Jimmy Jewel

colin chapman- Arthur

Shaun Gibbons - Dustin Hoffman

what the feck happened to mr gibbons???? i last saw him at an allnighter in horwich back in the ealy 90s not seen him since

AS there is a thread running on here about Simon Soussan

who would take the part of him !!!!!! :pirate:

help Barry :thumbup:

maybe Johnny Depp -Pirates of the Carribean ?

Edited December 14, 201212 yr by soulghost

The King George Hall Dance Floor...

The Bar scene from Star Wars....

Edited December 14, 201212 yr by Zed1

Famous Northern Soul couple finally agree to final casting.......

Ian Levine & Simon Soussan will be played by....

Russell Grant and.....

Frankie Valli.....

Ian D

colin chapman- Arthur

LOL Brilliant! Spot on!

Ian D

Simon Soussan - Nigel Havers

Perfect match

On 14 December 2012 at 20:21, Ian Dewhirst said:

Famous Northern Soul couple finally agree to final casting.......

 

 

Ian Levine & Simon Soussan will be played by....

 

 

Russell Grant and.....

 

 

Frankie Valli.....

 

Ian D

Brilliant :-)

 

On 21/11/2012 at 19:55, Barry said:

 

 

Keith Minshull - Keith Allen

 

absolute quality. bang on best so far for me

Sean Gibbons used to look like the guy out of chips but now that he's eaten too many chips he looks more like jockey Wilson 

Colin Curtis and Neil from the young ones ttTt