Ealing Comedy (film)

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Ealing Comedy
Directed byNeville Raschid
Written byJon Croker
Produced byNeville Raschid
Starring Alistair McGowan
Kulvinder Ghir
CinematographyGlen Warrilow
Edited byAlex Morgan
Music byRaiomond Mirza
Production
company
Aviary Film Partnership
Distributed by Ealing Comedy
Release date
  • 21 March 2008 (2008-03-21)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£170,000 est

Ealing Comedy is a 2008 British comedy film, written by Jon Croker and directed by Neville Raschid. It was premiered at the Ealing Empire on 18 March 2008. [1]

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Plot

A second generation British Asian accountant (Alfie Singh) wants to be a film producer. He has an idea for the eponymous film called Ealing Comedy, about an accountant turned film producer called Alfie Singh. Alfie will play himself and his real son, Paul, will play his son in the film. Unable to raise finance he decides to make the film himself. The film chronicles his life with his Irish wife and teenage son and his struggles to finance and make the film while keeping his family together.

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