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What Rats Won't Do (1998) Poster

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Alastair Reid

Writing Credits  

Steve Coombes ... (screenplay) &
Dave Robinson ... (screenplay) and
William Osborne ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order)  

James Frain ... Jack
Natascha McElhone ... Kate
Amy Phillips ... Ellen
Valentine Pelka ... Graham
Samantha Bond ... Jane
Freddie Jones ... Judge Foster
Chris Jury ... Defendant
Peter Capaldi ... Tony
W. Stephen Gilbert ... Foster's Clerk
Harry Enfield ... Verger
Paul Rider Paul Rider ... Kate's Clerk
Philip Jackson ... Jack's Dad
Georgie Glen ... Woman with Dog
Parker Posey ... Mirella
Charles Dance ... Gerald
Neville Phillips ... Steward
Denis Lill ... Moot Master
Daniel de la Falaise Daniel de la Falaise ... Drunken Lawyer
Edmund Moriarty Edmund Moriarty ... Drunken Lawyer
David Crawford David Crawford ... Drunken Lawyer
Roger Frost ... Older Man at Moot
Donald Douglas ... Diner on Boat
Pat Starr ... Diner on Boot
Billy J. Mitchell Billy J. Mitchell ... Diner on Boat
Natalie Tinn Natalie Tinn ... Girl on Boat
Pandora Colin ... Girl on Boat (as Pandora Ormsby-Gore)
Daisy Beaumont ... Girl on Boat
Jennifer Paterson ... Justice Bradley
Richard Coyle ... Journalist
Natasha Estelle Williams Natasha Estelle Williams ... Journalist
Bill Thomas Bill Thomas ... Bald Lawyer
Allan Lamb ... Robin
Nicholas Smith ... Chaplain
Ramsay Gilderdale Ramsay Gilderdale ... Tomlin's Clerk
Michael Gough ... Justice Tomlin
Denise Stephenson ... Reporter
Lydia Arnold Lydia Arnold ... Jane & Robin's Baby
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Colvin ... Juror (uncredited)
Jonny Emmett Jonny Emmett ... Builder (uncredited)
Rebecca Promitzer ... Stenographer (uncredited)
Frank Scantori Frank Scantori ... Mirella's Minder (uncredited)
Christian Simpson Christian Simpson ... Jury Usher (uncredited)
Vivienne Soan ... Journalist (uncredited)

Produced by 

Nicky Kentish Barnes ... producer
Tim Bevan ... producer
Eric Fellner ... producer
Natascha Wharton ... associate producer
Simon Wright ... producer

Music by 

David A. Hughes
John Murphy

Cinematography by 

Brian Tufano

Editing by 

Peter Coulson
Liz Webber

Casting By 

Simone Pereira Hind ... (as Simone Ireland)
Vanessa Pereira

Production Design by 

Jane Martin

Art Direction by 

Andrew Rothschild

Costume Design by 

Stewart Meachem ... (as Stewart Meacham)

Makeup Department 

Frances Hannon ... hair designer / makeup designer
Belinda Parish ... makeup artist (as Belinda Parrish)
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou ... additional makeup artist

Production Management 

Tania Blunden ... post-production supervisor (as Tania Windsor Blunden)
Jon Finn ... executive in charge of production (as Jonathan Finn)
Waldo Roeg ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Phil Booth ... third assistant director
Guy Heeley ... second assistant director
Richard Hewitt ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Lee Bryant ... stand-by props
Peter Bryant ... storeman
John Folly ... stand-by stagehand
Cecily Gatacre ... art department assistant
Barry Gibbs ... property master
Bill Hargreaves ... stand-by props (as William Hargreaves)
Phil Hennessy ... stand-by rigger
Ken Marples ... construction manager
Greg Mason ... painter
Tanya Miller ... assistant art director
Darryl Paterson ... dressing prop
Pushkin ... dresser / production buyer
Simon Reeves ... stand-by carpenter
Simon Robilliard ... stand-by carpenter
Mark White ... Transport

Sound Department 

Nick Adams ... supervising sound editor
Howard Bargroff ... Dolby engineer
Mick Boggis ... re-recording mixer
Mick Briggs ... chief dubbing projectionist
Gordon Brown ... dialogue editor
John Falcini ... adr mixer
Steve Finn ... boom operator (as Stephen Finn)
Diane Greaves ... foley artist (as Dianne Greaves)
John Griffith ... adr editor
Steve Hancock ... sound camera operator
Tim Hands ... adr editor
Terry Isted ... foley mixer
Christian Joyce ... additional boom operator
Peter Lindsay ... sound recordist
Colin Nicolson ... additional sound recordist (as Colin Nicholson)
Clive Pendry ... re-recording mixer
Sam Southwick ... sound effects editor
Jason Swanscott ... foley artist
Ted Swanscott ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Paul Wrightson ... foley editor
Steve Hancock ... sound studio technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

John Dempsey ... special effects technician
John Markwell ... special effects supervisor
Alan Whibley ... special effects senior technician

Stunts 

Terry Forrestal ... stunt coordinator
Mark Henson ... stunts
Nick Hobbs ... stunts
Rod Woodruff ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department 

Stuart Barell ... clapper loader: second camera (as Stuart Barrell)
Jon Beacham ... camera trainee
Tex Childs ... grip: second camera
Uinkar 'Bobby' Dhillon ... focus puller: second camera (as Bobby Dhillon)
Jon Euesden ... electrician
Warren Evans ... best boy
Eugene Grobler ... balloon light operator
James Hunt ... electrician
Adrian McCarthy ... key grip
Liam McGill ... gaffer
Brian Mcgivern ... generator operator (as Brian McGivern)
Clive Pittman ... clapper loader
Bob Shipsey ... focus puller
Stephen Vaughan ... still photographer
Martyn Welland ... electrician (as Martin Welland)
Bob Shipsey ... additional photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Kate Bulpitt ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Melissa Layton ... assistant costume designer
Mike Skorepa ... wardrobe supervisor
Jamie Summer ... costume design assistant (as Jamie Summers)

Editorial Department 

Paul Ensby ... color timer
Laura Evans ... first assistant editor
Robert Laycock ... first assistant editor

Location Management 

Adam Richards ... location manager
Claire Tovey ... location assistant

Music Department 

Glen Colson ... music editor
Greg Francis ... music arranger: strings and brass
Richard Scott ... additional music engineer
Greg Francis ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Liz Elizabeth West ... script supervisor (as Elizabeth West)

Transportation Department 

Chris Billings ... unit driver
Lia Bourne ... driver: cast trailer
Colin Bressington ... driver: wardrobe truck
Fred Brown ... driver: stand-by props
John Butters ... unit driver
Townsley Knott ... driver: camera truck (as Townley Knott)
Brian Lewis ... driver: cast trailer
Dermot Leybourne ... driver: stand-by construction (as Dermott Leybourne)
Bob 'Heart Attack' Lilley ... driver: minibus (as Bob Lilley)
Mark Oliver ... picture car coordinator
Simon Randall ... facility driver
Nicky Richardson ... driver: construction runaround
Stuart Sharp ... driver: make-up truck
Harry Smith ... unit driver (as Harry E. Smith)
Rex Strong ... driver: dining bus
Giles Westley ... driver: previa
Mark White ... transportation
Ian Young ... driver: props runaround

Additional Crew 

Guy Barker ... floor runner
Rashid Chinchanwala ... head of finance
Juliette Dow ... assistant: Tim Bevan
John Ensby ... laboratory contact
Jo Farr ... production coordinator
Leah Foley ... stand-in
Cyril Gibbons ... health and safety officer
Danielle Harrigan ... production assistant
Debra Hayward ... head of development
Billy Hinshelwood ... legal services: Marriott Harrison
Rachel Holroyd ... vice president of business affairs
Lynette Jackson ... product placement: Global Film Marketing
Nina Khoshaba ... company coordinator
Marshall Leviten ... production runner (as Marshall Zelig Leviten)
James Linton ... stand-in
Mac MacLean ... facilities captain (as Mac McLean)
Angela Morrison ... senior vice president of business affairs
Zoe Mylchreest ... unit publicist
Clarissa Newman ... assistant: Alastair Reid
Anne O'Donoghue ... assistant accountant
Louise O'Malley ... production accountant (as Louise Westaway)
Kellie Robson ... product placement: Global Film Marketing
Phil Rymer ... legal services: Marriott Harrison
Lara Thompson ... assistant: Eric Fellner
Rachel Holroyd ... legal advisor (uncredited)

See also

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