The Rack Pack
Affectionate feature-length comedy drama about the glory days of professional snooker in the 1980s and the legendary rivalry between Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins and Steve Davis, featuring many of the key personalities of the time.
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The cast and crew talk about recreating the glory days of Snooker for 成人快手 iPlayer
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Alex Higgins: the bad boy of snooker
Duration: 01:07
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Barry Hearn takes Steve Davis under his wing
Duration: 01:28
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Can Alex Higgins win another world championship?
Duration: 02:05
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Trailer: The Rack Pack
Duration: 01:00
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Led Zeppelin
Black Dog
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Harry J. Allstars
Liquidator
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T. Rex
Jeepster
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Ian Dury & the Blockheads
Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
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The Who
Baba O'Riley
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Bryan Ferry
Let's Stick Together
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Electric Light Orchestra
Mr. Blue Sky
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The Douglas Wood Group
Drag Racer
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Dire Straits
Money For Nothing
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The Who
Won't Get Fooled Again
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Cream
Sunshine Of Your Love
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Elton John
Tiny Dancer
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Thin Lizzy
The Boys Are Back In Town
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UB40
Red Red Wine
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Grandmaster & Melle Mel
White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)
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Roxy Music
In Every Dream 成人快手 A Heartache
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Chas & Dave
Snooker Loopy
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Spiritualized
Soul On Fire
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Alex Higgins | Luke Treadaway |
| Steve Davis | Will Merrick |
| Barry Hearn | Kevin Bishop |
| Lynn Higgins | Nichola Burley |
| Jimmy White | James Bailey |
| Robbo | Daniel Fearn |
| Ted Lowe | John Sessions |
| Pete | Tom Fisher |
| Oliver Reed | Rob Crouch |
| Cliff Thorburn | Russ Bain |
| Tony Knowles | Marc McCardie |
| Dennis Taylor | Caolan Byrne |
| Bill Werebeniuk | Gary Davis |
| Terry Griffiths | Jimmy Watkins |
| Willie Thorne | Konstantine Osipenkov |
| Miles | Daniel Ableson |
| Floor Manager | Phillip Laing |
| Red-faced Irishman | Ross Gurney Randall |
| Liam | Chris Corrigan |
| Paddy | Fergal McElherron |
| Bookie | Eamonn Fleming |
| Nearest Waiter | Chris Grahamson |
| Lauren Higgins | Maisie Jenkins |
| Production Company | Zeppotron |
| Director | Brian Welsh |
| Producer | Barney Reisz |
| Executive Producer | Peter Holmes |
| Executive Producer | Leo Daniels |
| Executive Producer | Shane Allen |
| Executive Producer | Victoria Jaye |
| Executive Producer | Gregor Sharp |
| Writer | Shaun Pye |
| Writer | Mark Chappell |
| Writer | Alan Connor |
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