Blackball 2003

At Last, A Sportsman The British Can Be Proud Of

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R
Comedy

Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

Release Date 2003-05-18
Runtime 1h 36m
Directors Mel Smith, Vernon Layton
Producers James Gay-Rees, Steve Christian, Bruce Davey, Duncan Reid, Mel Smith
Writer Tim Firth