Bernard Bottle, a mild mannered art buyer, is fired by his greedy boss, abandoned by his girlfriend and discovers a genie in an old bottle. The genie immediately embraces the modern world and helps Bernard on the side.
Cast
Lenny Henry
Josephus the Genie
Alan Cumming
Bernard Bottle
Rowan Atkinson
Charles Pinkworth
John Gabriel
Wizard
Kevin Allen
Kevin
Denis Lill
Frank Kepple
Angela Clarke
Carrie
Janet Henfrey
Miss Purse
Marcia Ashton
Miss Temple
Trevor Laird
PC Parker
Gary Whelan
Officer
Bob Geldof
Himself
Melvyn Bragg
Himself
Trevor McDonald
Newscaster
Gary Lineker
Himself
Andrée Bernard
Judy
David Forman
Leonardo
Vincent Hanna
Reporter
Sally Geoghegan
Waitress
Crew
Paul Weiland
Director
Richard Curtis
Writer
Ian Weil
Editor
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Peter Fincham
Executive Producer
Mary Francis
Executive Producer
Jacinta Peel
Producer
Andy McClean
Associate Producer
John Beard
Production Design
Rod McLean
Production Design
Paul DeFreitas
Casting
Rebecca Hale
Costume Design
Howard Goodall
Original Music Composer
Lenny Henry
Original Concept
Perry Evans
Gaffer
