No Surrender. Mike (Michael Angelis). Copyright: No Surrender Films Ltd
No Surrender

No Surrender

  • 1985 film

Dark comedy drama by Alan Bleasdale, centred around a run-down nightclub in Liverpool and a particularly shambolic New Year's Eve party. Stars Michael Angelis, Avis Bunnage, James Ellis, Tom Georgeson, Bernard Hill and more.

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