

The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
60%
18 TMDB ratings
Directed by Kevin Billington
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
Cast

Peter Cook
Michael Rimmer

Denholm Elliott
Peter Niss

Ronald Fraser
Tom Hutchinson

Arthur Lowe
Ferret

Vanessa Howard
Patricia Cartwright

James Cossins
Crodder

Roland Culver
Sir Eric Bentley

Dudley Foster
Federman

Julian Glover
Colonel Moffat

Richard Pearson
Wilting

Harold Pinter
Steven Hench

Dennis Price
Fairburn

Ronnie Corbett
Interviewer
Michael Barrington
Major Scott

Michael Bates
Mr. Spimm

Ann Beach
Receptionist

Norman Bird
Alderman Poot

Jonathan Cecil
"Spot"

Graham Chapman
Fromage

John Cleese
Pumer

George A. Cooper
Blacket

Diana Coupland
Mrs. Loretta Spimm

Graham Crowden
Bishop of Cowley
Percy Edwards
Bird Impersonator
William Job
Waring
Arthur Lovegrove
Studio Doorman
Elspeth March
Mrs. Ferret

Nicholas Phipps
Snaggot

Norman Rossington
Guide at Porton Down

Frank Thornton
Tom Stoddart

Michael Trubshawe
Mandeville

Desmond Walter-Ellis
Buffery

Valerie Leon
Tanya
Marilyn Rickard
Girl in Commercial
Rosalie Westwater
Tart
Leslie Heritage
Gerald Pringle
Jerry Ram
Ranjit X

Roger Maxwell
Party Chairman
Ronald Baddiley
Freddie Daring

Richard Caldicot
Bream

Guy Middleton
Potter
Robert Raglan
General Strike
Bruce Carstairs
Admiral Crichton

Martin Boddey
Major Mathieson
Jack Arrow
Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited)

Derek Aylward
Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)
Tim Barrett
TV Technician (uncredited)
Sean Barry-Weske
Thug (uncredited)
Ernest Blyth
Prime Minister's Functionary at Airport (uncredited)
Dave Cash
Radio DJ (uncredited)
Pauline Chamberlain
Woman in Audience (uncredited)

Jeremy Child
Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)
Maxwell Craig
Photographer at Conservative Meeting (uncredited)

Sinéad Cusack
Yvonne (Uncredited)
Scott Fredericks
TV Crewman on TV (uncredited)
Victor Harrington
Military Official (uncredited)
Hubert Hill
Waving Crowd (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
Waving Crowd (uncredited)
Lorna Kilner
TV Audience Guest (uncredited)
Aileen Lewis
Lady at Conservative Party Meeting (uncredited)
Alan Meacham
Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited)

Zakes Mokae
Mugger (uncredited)
John More
Naval Officer (uncredited)

Anthony Morton
Shocked of Nuneaton (uncredited)

Olaf Pooley
Dr. Luns (uncredited)

John Quentin
Officer at Regimental Dinner (uncredited)

Pat Ryan
Man at Press Conference (uncredited)

Guy Standeven
Lunch Party Guest at London Zoo (uncredited)
John Tatham
Army Official (uncredited)
Joe Wadham
Police Officer at Identity Parade (uncredited)

Hedger Wallace
Police Sergeant at Identity Parade (uncredited)

Richard Warner
Shy Audience Member (uncredited)
Fred Wood
Protester (uncredited)
Crew
Details
- Release date
- November 12, 1970
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Director
- Kevin Billington
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