Mancunian Man: The Legendary Life of Cliff Twemlow

The story

Go back to the 1980s and discover the extraordinary true story of Cliff Twemlow! You’ve never heard of him… but polymath Twemlow was a nightclub bouncer, novelist, composer, singer, screenwriter, producer and actor who was the most prolific indie filmmaker in the UK for a decade! Witness how this 20th-century Renaissance man created his own innovative micro-film industry in Manchester. Shooting his feature films on clunky early pioneering video technology, G.B.H. (1983) was even branded a Video Nasty! A warmly hilarious portrait that will take you back to an era where literally anything could happen. And did!

Cast & crew

Cliff TwemlowSelf (archive footage)

Andy Willis

Andy WillisSelf

Barry Twemlow

Barry TwemlowSelf

Brett Sinclair

Brett SinclairSelf

Brian Sterling

Brian SterlingSelf

Chris CookeSelf

C.P. Lee

C.P. LeeSelf

David Rankin

David RankinSelf

Howard Arundel

Howard ArundelSelf

Jane Cunliffe

Jane CunliffeSelf

John Barry

John BarrySelf

John Saint RyanSelf