Raspberry Ripple  (18 minute "short" as a Pilot for a forthcoming feature film)
Warning: Swearing and scenes of anti-social behaviour - great stuff!!

Mick Green's debut into acting has him in the starring role of Des Gilmour - an ageing, wheelchair bound ex-Rock Star. The film opens with a flashback to a young Des Gilmour collapsing on stage and morphs into present day with Des (Mick) being told to leave the nursing home after causing many years of mayhem for other residents and nurses alike.

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The scene switches to Des (Mick) arriving at the house he is to share with his brother Dave (the celebrated actor Jon McKenna) to find squatters living next door.

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What follows is 15 minutes of well constructed comedy as Des ( Mick) deals out his own brand of justice on the squatters.

Recordings from The Pirates (Green, Spence & Farley) will used in the feature film version - "Welcome to the BlueBird Experience" - as soundtrack.   The Borderline (London), a favourite venue for The Pirates,is used in the flashback sequences of Raspberry Ripple.

Raspberry Ripple won Best Film in it's category at Canada's International Disability "Picture This" Film Festival. It was very well received recently in Bradford and it will be screened at several more venues in coming months including, in April 2007 alone:   the Wood Green International Short Film Festival , The East End Film Festival and Kynnys Kino Film Festival in Finland.