Stella Does Tricks
Year:
1996
Production Country:
Great Britain
Stella comes to London to escape her abusive father. While in London she works as a prostitute for a pimp, Mr. Peters but extricates herself from him and the situation by returning up north to Glasgow. Stella finds work selling flowers but finds it is not easy to make a break from her past life.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Stella McGuire Kelly Macdonald
- Mr Peters James Bolam
- Eddie Hans Matheson
- Francis McGuire, Stella's father Ewan Stewart
- young Stella McGuire Lindsay Henderson
- young Stella's friend Lisa Adam
- young Stella's friend Jennifer Todd
- Fitz Andy Serkis
- Belle Emma Faulkner
- Carol Suzanne Maddock
- Edward Nick Stringer
- Polish cafe owner Andrzej Borkowski
- Auntie Aileen Joyce Henderson
- Donald Richard Syms
- Greek hotelier Dimitri Andreas
- Mr Peters's driver Shaun Williamson
- Chris Paul Chahidi
- cake shop owner Molly Innes
- young girl in park Leona Walker
Credits
Direction
- Director Coky Giedroyc
- Assistant Director (1st) Nic Jeune
- Assistant Director (2nd) Gareth Williams
- Assistant Director (London 3rd) Simon Cooke
- Assistant Director (Glasgow 3rd) Dawn Lee Harvey
- Script Supervisor Dee Taylor
- Trainee Script Supervisor Helen Walker
Production
- ©/Present British Film Institute
- ©/Present Channel Four
- In association with Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund
- In association with Scottish Film Production Fund
- Production Company Compulsive Viewing
- Production Company Sidewalk Productions
- Script developed by British Film Institute Production
- Made with assistance from Action Plan 16:9
- Executive Producer Ben Gibson
- Co-executive Producer Eddie Dick
- Co-executive Producer Madeleine French
- Producer Adam Barker
- Co-producer Angus Lamont
- Executive in Charge of Production Angela Topping
- Production Supervisor Sally French
- Production Co-ordinator Julia Bennett
- Production Accountant Nigel Wood
- Accounts Assistant Rory Macdermott
- Cost Controller Martin Page
- Location Manager Donald Cameron
- Location Finder (Glasgow) Brian Kaczynski
- Location Assistant (London) Richard Page
- Location Assistant (Glasgow) Simon Vickery
- Technical Supervisor Andy Powell
- Production Secretary Cath Wadling
- FT2 Production Trainee Fiona Gosden
- Production Office Runner (London) Iain MacDonald Young
- Runner (London) Ben Curtis
- Runner (London) Tim Daniels
- Runner (London) Benjamin Cooper
- Runner (London) Dave Shanks
- Runner/Driver (London) Andy Collins
- Runner/Driver (Glasgow) Andrew Torrance
- Runner/Driver (Glasgow) Steve Hotchkiss
Casting
- Casting Vanessa Pereira
- Casting Simone Ireland
- Casting Assistant Danielle Roffe
Writing
- Screenplay Alison Kennedy
- Script Development Eliza Mellor
Photography
- Director of Photography Barry Ackroyd
- 2nd Unit Camera Operator (London) Roger Tooley
- 2nd Unit Camera Operator (Glasgow) Grant Cameron
- Focus Puller James McCallum
- 2nd Unit Focus Puller (London) Robert Patterson
- 2nd Unit Focus Puller (Glasgow) Francis Todd
- Clapper/Loader (London) Joe Blackwell
- Clapper/Loader (Glasgow) Neil Davidson
- Camera Assistant Jaspreet Bal
- Gaffer Matthew Moffat
- Best Boy Simon Thirlaway
- Spark Paul Sharp
- Spark Matthew Butler
- Spark Jimmy Mitchell
- Grip (London) Judith Stanley-smith
- Grip (Glasgow) James Coulter
Stills
- Stills Photographer Robert Hind
Special Effects
- Special Effects Supervisor John Markwell
Editing
- Editor Budge Tremlett
- Assistant Editor Anna Turville
Design
- Production Designer Lynne Whiteread
- Art Director Tim Ellis
- Assistant Art Director Ed Turner
- Set Decorator Joanna Tague
- Set Painter Karen Whiteread
- Painter (Glasgow) Jim Patrick
- Stagehand (Glasgow) Brian Boyne
- Props Fairplay Barnes
- Dressing Props (Glasgow) Tony Sheridan
- Buyer (Glasgow) Rohan Banyard
- Construction Manager (Glasgow) Colin Fraser
- Standby Carpenter Geoff Stainthorp
- Carpenter (Glasgow) Derek Fraser
Costumes
- Costume Designer Annie Symons
- Costumes Angels & Bermans
- Wardrobe Supervisor Joanna Freedman
- Wardrobe Assistant (London) Jemima Cotter
- Wardrobe Assistant (Glasgow) Deirdre Johnstone
- Wardrobe Runner Pam Dalton
- Costume Breakdown John Cowell
- Costume Breakdown Maria Liljetors
Make-up
- Make-up Design Jacquetta Levon
- Make-up Artist Fiona Clegg
Titles
- Titles Design Roger Kennedy
- Titles Frameline
Music
- Composer Nick Bicât
- Tracks by C15
- Music Production Paul Samwell-smith
Sound
- C15 Tracks Engineer Paul Conroy
- Music recorded at GQ9 Recording Services
- Sound Recordist Stuart Bruce
- Boom operator (London) St. Clair Davis
- Boom operator (Glasgow) Fiona Carlin
- Dubbing Mixer Paul Hamblin
- [Sound] Re-recorded at Boom
- [Sound] Re-recorded at Pinewood Studios
- Dubbing Editor Simon Gershon
- Dubbing Editor André Schmidt
- Dubbing Editor Catherine Hodgson
- Dialogue Editor Edward Jones
- Foley Artist Melissa Lake
- Foley Artist Paul Hanks
- Foley Editor Tom Fawcett
Consultant
- Driver Paul Thompson
- Driver Roy Tait
- Driver Martin Aylemore
- Voice Coach Ros Steen
Publicity
- Sales & Marketing Dee Emerson
- Unit Publicist Shelley Simmons