When the Dog Bites (1988)

Film details

Featuring

Silk Stockings Wayne Secret John Kearney
Director

Penny Woolcock
Country

United Kingdom
Year

1988
Genre

Documentary
Type

Film
Category

Non Fiction

Synopsis

Film questions whether the encouragement of very low paid jobs and schemes - both in general and specifically how they function in the area affected by the closure of the Consett steelworks in 1980 - is a sufficiently visionary response to the question of survival in post-industrial Britain. Local people talk about their experiences, an escapologist performs and a drag act sings. Plus drama sequence in which Bill tells Rose that making a fortune is easy.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - drag act
    
    Silk Stockings
  - escapologist
    
    Wayne Secret
  - cast member
    
    John Kearney
  - Rose
    
    Lisa Sanderson
  - Bill
    
    Art Davies
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    Penny Woolcock
  Rights:
  - ©
    
    Trade Films
  Production:
  - A Trade Films production
    
    Trade Films
  - Producer
    
    Ingrid Sinclair
  - Producer
    
    Belinda Williams
  - Researcher
    
    Alan Carter
  Writing:
  - Script
    
    Candy Guard
  Photography:
  - Camera
    
    Maxim Ford
  - Camera
    
    Dave Marsh
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Robert Hargreaves
  - Editor
    
    Adrin Neatrour
  Film processing:
  - Laboratory
    
    Rank
  Music:
  - Music Director
    
    Ed Martin
  - Music Director
    
    Trevor Sewell
  Sound:
  - Sound Recordist
    
    Eric Woodward
  - Dubbing Mixer
    
    David Old
  Unknown:
  - With the financial support of
    
    Channel Four
  - With the financial support of
    
    British Film Institute
  - With the financial support of
    
    Northern Arts