

WHILE LONDON BURNS...
Sammy and Rosie are an unconventional middle-class London married couple. They live in the midst of inner-city chaos, surround themselves with intellectual street people, and sleep with everybody - except each other! Things become interesting when Sammy's father, Rafi, who is a former Indian government minister, comes to London for a visit. Sammy, Rosie, and Rafi try to find meaning through their lives and loves.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

Shashi Kapoor
Rafi

Ayub Khan-Din
Sammy

Frances Barber
Rosie

Claire Bloom
Alice

Lesley Manville
Margy

Suzette Llewellyn
Vivia

Roland Gift
Danny / Victoria

Emer Gillespie
Eva

Wendy Gazelle
Vivia

Meera Syal
Rani

Badi Uzzaman
Ghost
Tessa Wojtczak
Bridget
Cynthia Powell
Woman in Kitchen
Mark Sproston
Young Policeman
Dennis Conlon
Asian Shopkeeper
Magussi Shimanuki
Japanese Woman

Buster Bloodvessel
Ringerman
Peter Kelly
Property Developer
Carol Frazer
Property Developer's Wife

Nicholas Pritchard
Tory MP
Valerie Buchanan
Danny's Girlfriend
Allister Bain
Father

Cleo Sylvestre
Mother
Freddie Brooks
Son
Maurice O. Iley
Gardener's Boy

Tariq Alibai
Asian Accountant
Paul Daley
Danny's Boy
Patrick David
Deaf Young Man
Agnes Laye
Eva's Baby
Ade Sapara
Michael

Gerard Horan
Restaurant Manager
Anne Wood
Pizzicata Sisters
Anna Hemery
Pizzicata Sisters
Allan Adebisi
Drag Artiste
Colin MacCabe
Semiotics Professor

Jane Gurnett
Party Guest
June Alderson
Party Guest
Crew
Director
Screenplay
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Director of Photography
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Details
Release Date
1987-10-30
Runtime
100 min
Original Language
English
Languages
English
Production Companies
Working Title Films
Film4 Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Genres
Drama
Comedy