Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001) (TV)

Director:

Danny Boyle

Writer:

Jim Cartwright (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Your next sale may be your last!

Plot:

Pete has recently got a new job as a vacuum cleaner salesman. His mentor is the veteran Tommy, whose...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Striptease

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Timothy Spall	...	Tommy Rag
Michael Begley	...	Pete
Katy Cavanagh	...	Sheila
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Caroline Ashley	...	Uki
Alice Barry	...	Lorna
Terry Barry	...	Ted
Julie Brown	...	Receptionist
James Cartwright	...	De Kid
Lorraine Cheshire	...	Hot Pot
Keith Clifford	...	Sidney
David Crellin	...	Mr. Ron
James Foster	...	Porter
Sandra Gough	...	Spaniard
Renny Krupinski	...	Pockmark
Rodney Litchfield	...	Throat
Caroline Pegg	...	Boney Lyn
Maggie Tagney	...	Stonecheeks
Miriam Watkins	...	Claywoman
Jonathan Bridge	...	Bespectacled Man at Party (uncredited)
Jason Croot	...	Gangster (uncredited)

Directed by
Danny Boyle

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jim Cartwright		writer

Produced by
Martin Carr	....	producer
Des Hughes	....	associate producer
Hilary Salmon	....	executive producer
David M. Thompson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Murphy

Cinematography by
Anthony Dod Mantle

Film Editing by
Chris Gill

Casting by
Beverley Keogh

Production Design by
John Coleman

Art Direction by
Emer O'Sullivan
Sue Pow

Costume Design by
Susannah Buxton

Makeup Department
Elizabeth Armistead	....	makeup designer
Janet Horsfield	....	makeup assistant

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ann Iveson	....	third assistant director
Cath Lill	....	second assistant director
Claire McCourt	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Brown	....	property master
Michael Preece	....	production buyer

Sound Department
Tim Alban	....	dubbing mixer
Tim Alban	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Cartwright	....	boom operator
Dennis Cartwright	....	sound recordist
Rory Farnan	....	dubbing editor
Bernard O'Reilly	....	dialogue editor
Jonathan Seale	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
John Harvey	....	CGI supervisor
Tony Lawrence	....	digital compositor
Jim Parsons	....	visual effects

Stunts
Peter Brayham	....	stunt coordinator
Dean Forster	....	stunts
Nick Wilkinson	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Neivelt	....	gaffer
Chris Ogden	....	assistant camera
John Rundle	....	grip
Tony Wilcock	....	best boy

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Liza Bracey	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lee Joseph	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Peter Bach	....	head of post-production
Nina Bradley	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Simon Denny	....	score engineer

Other crew
Lesley-Ann Barcroft	....	production secretary
Vicki Breene	....	production secretary
Jess Cleverly	....	script editor
Andrew Cooke	....	location manager
Lindsay Grant	....	continuity
Dan McTiernan	....	production runner
Jacqui Rafferty	....	production coordinator
Louise Townsend	....	production runner
Eve Wheeler	....	production accountant
Nathan Woods	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• Destiny Films

Distributors

• Fox Lorber (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Koch Vision (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Clear (special effects)

Other Companies

• Vehicles in Vision  action vehicles supplier

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Funniest film I have seen in a long time.

This is the funniest film I have seen in a long time. I actually laughed out loud. The characters are so true to life they make one see how utterly bizarre life is. Particularly the character of Tommy. Anyone who has ever worked in a sales position will find his performance perfectly hilarious. It's probably not a comedy for everyone though. There's a fair amount of raw English slang and one remarkably graphic sex scene that almost seems out of place until you hear Pete's comment in the scene that follows. Overall I recommend this, but by all means expect the unexpected!