Babylon

6.8

95 minutes

11/7/1980

Overview

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound system, loses his job, struggles with family problems and has his friendships tested by racism.

Cast List

Brinsley Forde
as Blue
Trevor Laird
as Beefy
Karl Howman
as Ronnie
Brian Bovell
as Spark
Victor Romero Evans
as Lover Boy
David N. Haynes
as Errol
Archie Pool
as Dreadhead
T-Bone Wilson
as Wesley
Mel Smith
as Alan
Mark Monero
as Carlton
Beverly Michaels
as Elaine
Yvonne Agard
as Mrs Watts
Alan Igbon
as Ruppie
Stefan Kalipha
as Fat Larry
Maggie Steed
as Woman at lock up garage
Bill Moody
as Racist Man on balcony
Gary Whelan
as C.I.D Detective #2
Vilma Hollingbery
as Woman in Street
Beverley Dublin
as Sandra
King Sounds
as Compere
Cynthia Powell
as Mum
Ann Duncan
as Beefy's Girl
Malcolm Frederick
as Wolf
Patrick Worrall
as Spooky
Anthony Trent
as The Fence
Derek Broome
as Bus Conductor
Peter Lovstrom
as Young Man on balcony
Charles Cork
as C.I.D Detective #1
Paul Greenhalgh
as Gay Man
Donovan Platt
as William
Michael Gunn
as Detective at door #1
Harry Miller
as Detective at door #2
David Gant
as Police Comissioner
Cosmo Laidlaw
as Rastaman
Shaka
as Shaka