The Long Day Closes
Bud is a lonely and quiet boy whose moments of solace occur when he sits in rapture at the local cinema, watching towering and iconic figures on the movie screen. The movies give Bud the strength to get through another day as he deals with his oppressive school environment and his burgeoning homosexuality.
Leigh McCormack
Bud
Marjorie Yates
Mother
Anthony Watson
Kevin
Nicholas Lamont
John
Ayse Owens
Helen
Tina Malone
Edna
Jimmy Wilde
Curly
Robin Polley
Mr Nicholls
Peter Ivatts
Mr Bushell
Joy Blakeman
Frances
Denise Thomas
Jean
Patricia Morison
Amy
Gavin Mawdsley
Billy
Kirk McLaughlin
Labourer/Christ
Mark Heath
Black Man
Victoria Davies
Nun
Brenda Peters
Nurse
Karl Skeggs
Albie
Lee Blennerhassett
1st Bully
Peter Hollier
2nd Bully
Jason Jevons
3rd Bully
Terence Davies
Director
Terence Davies
Writer
Olivia Stewart
Producer
William Diver
Editor
Chris Harvey
Production Manager
Lesley Stewart
Production Coordinator
Kate Mellor
Production Secretary
Andrew MacDonald Brown
Location Manager
Jeff Bowen
Location Manager
Sheryl Leonardo
Production Accountant
Susan Nicholson
Production Accountant
Maureen McCue
Associate Producer
Doreen Jones
Casting Director
Marianne Elliott
Casting Assistant
Gus Maclean
First Assistant Director
Tommy Gormley
Second Assistant Director
David Gilchrist
Third Assistant Director
Ben Johnson
Runner Art Department
James Norton
Other
Maxine Howard
Production Assistant
Dan Zeff
Production Assistant
Jim Atkins
Transportation Coordinator
Harriet Cox
Camera Operator
Chris Plevin
Focus Puller
Jeremy Kelly
Clapper Loader
Carol Thompson
Continuity
Gary Romaine
Grip
Tristam Cones
Camera Trainee
David Harrison
Rigging Supervisor
Paul Collard
Other
Clive Neakes
Other
Terry Edland
Gaffer
Kevin Edland
Electrician
Rick Butland
Electrician
Dave Tyler
Electrician
Dennis O'Connell
Electrician
Kave Quinn
Art Direction
Tracey Gallacher
Assistant Art Director
Karen Wakefield
Property Buyer
Gordon Fitzgerald
Property Master
Pat Harkins
Standby Property Master
Piero Jamieson
Standby Property Master
Geoff Stainthorp
Standby Carpenter
Ben Pulsford
Other
Catherine Goodley
Scenic Artist
John McMillan
Construction Manager
Robin Thistlethwaite
Construction Manager
Mariana Russell
Runner Art Department
Stewart Cunningham
Dressing Prop
Stuart Wood
Carpenter
Bill Meal
Painter
Dave Watson
Vehicles Wrangler
Terry Thompson
Additional Construction
Alan Hausmann
Additional Construction
Alan Weeks
Additional Construction
Ronnie Barlow
Additional Construction
Albert Grassi
Additional Construction
Peter Cheesman
Additional Construction
Simon Clarkson
Additional Construction
Charlie McMillan
Additional Construction
Peter Seater
Additional Construction
Jim Thompson
Additional Construction
Hugh Doherty
Additional Construction
Chris Plevin
Additional Photography
Jeremy Kelly
Additional Photography
Kevin Rowe
Other
Jason Kent
Other
David Lewis
Other
Patrick Wheatley
Wardrobe Supervisor
Marion Weise
Wardrobe Assistant
Margaret Wicks
Thanks
Aad Wirtz
Sound Mixer
Adrian Rhodes
Sound Mixer
Alex Mackie
Sound Editor
Moya Burns
Sound Recordist
June Prinz
Boom Operator
Patrick O'Neill
Dialogue Editor
Catherine Creed
First Assistant Editor
Christine Campbell
Assistant Editor
Tom Hilton
Still Photographer
Sarah Fitzgerald
Other
John Battsek
Publicist
Emma Chapman
Publicist
Phil Symes
Publicist
Gerard O'Beirne
Vocals
Isobel Buchanan
Vocals
Ruth Davies
Vocals
David Firman
Conductor
Bob Last
Music Supervisor
Robert Lockhart
Music Director
Monica Howe
Costume Designer
Aileen Seaton
Makeup & Hair
Heather Jones
Makeup & Hair
Christopher Hobbs
Production Design
Michael Coulter
Director of Photography
Ben Gibson
Executive Producer
Colin MacCabe
Executive Producer
Angela Topping
Executive In Charge Of Production
Jack Stew
Foley Artist