How to Get Ahead in Advertising - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "How to Get Ahead in Advertising"
How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
Timing: 1:35 (95 min)
How to Get Ahead in Advertising - TMDB rating
6.289/10
90
How to Get Ahead in Advertising - Kinopoisk rating
6.649/10
1069
How to Get Ahead in Advertising - IMDB rating
6.8/10
7000

Actors and characters

Photo Richard E. Grant #26101Photo Richard E. Grant #26102

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant
Character Denis Dimbleby Bagley
Photo Rachel Ward #94009

Rachel Ward

Rachel Ward
Character Julia Bagley
Photo Richard Wilson #110617Photo Richard Wilson #110618

Richard Wilson

Richard Wilson
Character John Bristol
Photo Jacqueline Tong #338280

Jacqueline Tong

Jacqueline Tong
Character Penny Wheelstock
Photo Susan Wooldridge #264398
Susan Wooldridge
Character Monica
Photo John Shrapnel #37027

John Shrapnel

John Shrapnel
Character Psychiatrist
Hugh Armstrong
Character Harry Wax
Photo Mick Ford #261567

Mick Ford

Mick Ford
Character Richard
Christopher Simon
Character Waiter
Gino Melvazzi
Character Waiter

Victor Lucas

Victor Lucas
Character Tweedy Man
Dawn Keeler
Character Tweedy Woman
Kerryann White
Character Girl in Elevator
Vivienne McKone
Character Receptionist
Donald Hoath
Character Businessman on train
John Levitt
Character Businessman on train
Gordon Gostelow
Character Priest
Photo Pip Torrens #29261

Pip Torrens

Pip Torrens
Character Jonathan
Photo Tony Slattery #116182

Tony Slattery

Tony Slattery
Character Basil
Photo Rachel Fielding #278081
Rachel Fielding
Character Jennifer
Photo Pauline Melville #206350Photo Pauline Melville #206351Photo Pauline Melville #206352Photo Pauline Melville #206353

Pauline Melville

Pauline Melville
Character Sylvia Wallace
Photo Francesca Longrigg #29336
Francesca Longrigg
Character Nurse
Photo Tanveer Ghani #277057

Tanveer Ghani

Tanveer Ghani
Character Hospital Doctor
Joanna Mays
Character Phillis Blokey
Photo Sean Bean #2587Photo Sean Bean #2588Photo Sean Bean #2589Photo Sean Bean #2590

Sean Bean

Sean Bean
Character Larry Frisk
Photo Bruce Robinson #121390

Bruce Robinson

Bruce Robinson
Character The Boil (Voice Only)
Photo Eric Idle #23448Photo Eric Idle #23449Photo Eric Idle #23450

Eric Idle

Eric Idle
Character Male Love Bird (voice) (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • The classic Aston Martin parked in Bagli’s garage belonged to screenwriter and director Bruce Robinson. Robinson owned the 1961 DB4 convertible, of which only seventy exist worldwide, for around 30 years and sold it at auction in 2008.
  • During the anniversary party, the strap of Julia’s dress keeps slipping off one shoulder and then the other. There's also a feeling that the color of the dress is changing too.
  • After Bagli has lunch with his wife, she drops him off near the advertising agency’s office, but that building differs from the one used for shooting interior scenes. That was a tall red building located further up the street (visible when they show their arriving car), near Lambeth Bridge. This can be noticed from the view out of Bagli and Bristol’s office windows.
  • Dennis’s boil grows on his right shoulder, and after it finally bursts, the mark from it appears on both his left and right shoulder.
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