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| Directing | Bruce Robinson | Director |
| Sound | David Dundas | Original Music Composer |
| Production | David Wimbury | Producer |
| Sound | Rick Wentworth | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Michael Pickwoad | Production Design |
| Production | George Harrison | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Bob Smith | Camera Operator |
| Production | Ray Cooper | Co-Producer |
| Production | Denis O'Brien | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Bruce Robinson | Writer |
| Editing | Alan Strachan | Editor |
| Sound | Trevor Rutherford | Boom Operator |
| Art | Henry Harris | Art Direction |
| Directing | Peter Kohn | Assistant Director |
| Production | Bobby Blues | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Galer | Costume Design |
| Camera | Luke Quigley | Grip |
| Art | Bruce Bigg | Property Master |
| Editing | Kevin Lane | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Kathy Sykes | Production Manager |
| Art | Dennis Maddison | Property Buyer |
| Directing | Sally Jones | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Gill Case | Location Manager |
| Art | Alan Chesters | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Alan Paley | Sound Editor |
| Production | Lucy Boulting | Casting Director |
| Directing | Melvin Lind | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heather Williams | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Paul Smith | Dialogue Editor |
| Camera | Adam Cooper | Camera Loader |
| Production | Stephanie Clark | Production Secretary |
| Production | Valerie Craig | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Clive Winter | Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sue Love | Hairdresser |
| Art | Robyn Hamilton-Doney | Set Decoration |
| Lighting | Reg Parsons | Gaffer |
| Camera | Stefan Stankowski | Focus Puller |
| Editing | Paula Connor | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Pat Brennan | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Lynn Hoey | Production Runner |
| Art | John Blakely | Sculptor |
| Camera | Sophie Baker | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Brian Martin | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Peter Hannan | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Ronnie Rampton | Electrician |
| Lighting | Andrew McDade | Electrician |
| Crew | Libby Shearon | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Peter Frampton | Makeup Designer |
| Lighting | John Turner | Electrician |
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