Billy Elliot

Release date: Sep 28, 2000

County Durham, England, 1984. The miners' strike has started and the police have started coming up from Bethnal Green, starting a class war with the lower classes suffering. Caught in the middle of the conflict is 11-year old Billy Elliot, who, after leaving his boxing club for the day, stumbles upon a ballet class and finds out that he's naturally talented. He practices with his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson for an upcoming audition in Newcastle-upon Tyne for the royal Ballet school in London.

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Top Cast

Billy Elliot

Jackie Elliot

Mrs Wilkinson

Grandma

Tony Elliot

Michael Caffrey

George Watson

Mr Braithwaite

Debbie Wilkinson

Librarian

Gary Poulson

Mr Tom Wilkinson

Billy's mother

PC Jeff Peverly

Sheila Briggs

Miner

NCB Official

Simon

Ballet Doctor

Tutor in Medical

Principal

Vice-Principal

Tutor 1

Tutor 2

Tutor 3

Tutor 4

Teacher

Secretary

Sandra

Geography Teacher

Michael (aged 25)

Billy (aged 25)

PC White (uncredited)

Young boy (uncredited)

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Jenny Poulson (uncredited)

Police Officer (uncredited)

Dancer (uncredited)

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

Teenage Party Guest (uncredited)

Dancer in 'Swan Lake' (uncredited)

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