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The Shadow and the Substance (1994)
TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

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The Shadow and the Substance (1994)

TV Movie | 60 min | Documentary

"What is your attitude to work? Mine's been one of avoidance, largely. And what does it mean when someone burns himself to death for the lack of it?" With these words poet Tom Pickard begins his oblique exploration of work.

Director

Tom Pickard

Writer

Tom Pickard

Producers

Sandy Balfour | Tom Pickard

Cinematographers

Graham Smith (stills photography) | John Warwick

Editor

Sean Mackenzie

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Updated Mar 27, 1994

Release date

Mar 27, 1994 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Tony Benn Self Self See fewer	Folk Britannia (2006)
Mike Elliot Self Self See fewer	Billy Elliot (2000)
André Gorz Self Self See fewer	Sartre by Himself (1976)
John Hegley Self Self See fewer	One on Two (1990)
Patricia Hewitt Self Self See fewer	The London Programme (1975)
David Hunt Self Self See fewer	The Bible in Vision (2012)
Will Hutton Self Self See fewer	The Money Programme (1966)
David Jenkins Self Self See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Mark Knopfler Self (The Notting Hillbillies) Self (The Notting Hillbillies) See fewer	Local Hero (1983)
Peter Lilley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	This Week (1956)
Tom Pickard Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Birmingham Is What I Think With (1991)
Madsen Pirie Self Self See fewer	The Trap: What Happened to Our Dream of Freedom (2007)