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Then Barbara Met Alan

6.4 2022 1h 7m12

Drama

The untold disability civil-rights love story of two cabaret performers, Barbara and Alan, who met at a gig, fell in love, and became the driving force behind an unprecedented campaign of direct action that ultimately led to the passing of the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act.

Directed by Amit Sharma

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

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CAST

The people behind the story

Ruth Madeley

Ruth MadeleyBarbara Lisicki

Arthur Hughes

Arthur HughesAlan Holdsworth

Liz Carr

Liz CarrLiz

Mat Fraser

Mat FraserMat

Laura Aikman

Laura AikmanVictoria Scott

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Barbara LisickiSelf

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Alan HoldsworthSelf

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Philippa ColeSue