A used Jaguar, a dead sex worker, and the worst day of your life.
Virgil Guppy buys a sleek-looking used Jaguar, but the car turns out to be a lemon. Unfortunately, that's just the start of his problems; a dead prostitute is discovered in the trunk, and Virgil is accused of her murder. Aided by a dysfunctional family of thieves, unorthodox police procedure and some clever body work of his own, he sets out to clear his name.
Acting
Charlotte Coleman steals every chaotic scene
Production
That Jaguar is basically a character
Director
Gareth Rhys Jones
Hans Matheson
Virgil Guppy
Charlotte Coleman
Tiffany Shades
Beth Winslet
Fiona Money
Lynda Bellingham
Poppy Fields
Clive Russell
Billy Hunch
Peter Ferdinando
Alex Gordon
Michael Attwell
David Leer
Jeremy Clyde
Boss
Velibor Topic
Rudi Scott
Frank Mills
Sydney Greengrass
Grahame Fox
Danny Sparks
Rachel De Thame
Pamela Anwar (as Rachel Colover)
Wendy Cooper
Prostitute
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beth Winslet is Kate Winslet's sister, making this a fascinating footnote in British acting family trees.
This barely-released curio captures that specific late-90s UK crime comedy energy—think Lock Stock but made for actual pennies.
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