Svengali
Life, love and a band. Can he manage it?
2013 | 90m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | John Hardwick |
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| Writer: | Jonny Owen |
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| Svengali tells the story of Dixie, a postman from South Wales, and a music fanatic. All his life he’s dreamed of discovering a great band and then one day, trawling through YouTube, he finds them… ‘The Premature Congratulations’. He hunts them down and offers them his management services. They are young, arrogant, sexy and utterly magnificent. Putting their demo on a cassette tape, Dixie heads out onto the streets of London… | |
| Release Date: | Jun 19, 2013 |
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| Director: | John Hardwick |
| Writer: | Jonny Owen |
| Genres: | Comedy |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 29, 2026 Entered: Apr 24, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Martin Freeman | Don |
| Vicky McClure | Shell |
| Kumud Pant | Pub guest |
| Michael Socha | Tommy |
| Maxine Peake | Angie |
| Michael Smiley | Irish Pierre |
| Morwenna Banks | Francine Hardy |
| Matt Berry | Jeremy Braines |
| Jonny Owen | Dixie |
| Brian Hibbard | Dixie's Dad |
| Roger Evans | Horsey |
| Alan McGee | Himself |
| Nichola Burley | |
| Joel Fry | Macca |
| Natasha O'Keeffe | Natasha |
| Dylan Edwards | Jake |
| Jessica Ellerby | Alice |
| Di Botcher | Mrs. Cooper |
| Jack Gover | Clubgoer |
| Jordan Long | Homes |
| Joanna Pickering | Horsey's Girl |
| Eddie Webber | Teddy |
| Sharon Morgan | Dixie's Mum |
| Vauxhall Jermaine | Marcus |
| Cass Pennant | Motown |
| Carl Barât | Himself |
| Helen Chamberlain | Herself |
| Leila Wong | Pub Girl |
| Shelley Rees | Nicola |
| Pearl Mackie | F.O.H. girl |
| Zara Symes | Cadie |
| Simon Nehan | Tyrone |
| Katie Owen | Patti |
| Lindsay Harding | Club Girl |
| Anette Martinsen | Pub Lady |
| Catherine Delaloye | Pub girl |
| Max Rushden | Himself |
| Curtis Lee Thompson | Scott |
| Katy Brand | Katya |
| Nicola Coughlan | Club Girl |
| Huw Stephens | Huw Stephens |
| Name | Job |
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| John Hardwick | Director |
| Jonny Owen | Writer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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