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It Couldn't Happen Here

1988·Music·1h 26m
7.1
★
Pet Shop Boys Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant embark upon a journey across England - but which England? Is it the half-remembered England of their childhoods, or the brutal reality of Mrs Thatcher's late-eighties England? Along the way they come across many familiar (and sinister) faces. The movie also features some of the Pet Shop Boys' most popular records.
Directed by Jack Bond
dark comedy
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Cast

Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant
Self
Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe
Self
Barbara Windsor
Barbara Windsor
Seaside Landlady/Neil's mother
Joss Ackland
Joss Ackland
Priest/Murderer
Neil Dickson
Neil Dickson
Pilot/Car Salesman/Coachman
Gareth Hunt
Gareth Hunt
Uncle Dredge/Postcard Seller/Ventriloquist
Carmen du Sautoy
Carmen du Sautoy
Cafe Waitress
Stephanie Buttle
Stephanie Buttle
Dancer
Heavon Grant
Heavon Grant
Dancer
Natalie Roles
Natalie Roles
Dancer

Crew

Jack Bond
Jack Bond
Director
Jack Bond
Jack Bond
Writer
Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant
Original Music Composer
Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe
Original Music Composer
Jack Bond
Jack Bond
Producer
Paul Weston
Paul Weston
Stunts
Fraser Taggart
Fraser Taggart
Focus Puller
Arlene Phillips
Arlene Phillips
Choreographer

Popular Reviews

6 reviews
Nick
Nick
8.0★ · 02/02/26
It Couldn't Happen Here
I’ve seen this probably a dozen times and I’m still not really sure what I watched.
I’ve seen this probably a dozen times and I’m still not really sure what I watched.
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Liv
Liv
It Couldn't Happen Here
Is it an amazing film? No
Do I still love watching it? YES
Is it an amazing film? No
Do I still love watching it? YES
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Jacob Dickens
Jacob Dickens
4.6★ · 07/01/25
It Couldn't Happen Here
The most MTV a film has ever been. The individual music video-esque segments are great but it’s clear early on this is more style than anything else even though there are some intriguing facets of Thatcher-era England getting skewered here and there.
The most MTV a film has ever been. The individual music video-esque segments are great but it’s clear early on this is more style than anything else even though there are some intriguing facets of Thatcher-era England getting skewered here and there.
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Kieran
Kieran
7.0★ · 03/08/25
It Couldn't Happen Here
A creative decision that’s somehow less baffling than 1996’s Bilingual.
A creative decision that’s somehow less baffling than 1996’s Bilingual.
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Roy
Roy
8.0★ · 02/08/25
It Couldn't Happen Here
An arty musical with only Pet Shop Boys songs? Hell Yeah sign me up any day, I love the Pet Shop Boys. 
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will forever be iconic.
An arty musical with only Pet Shop Boys songs? Hell Yeah sign me up any day, I love the Pet Shop Boys. 
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe will forever be iconic.
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