Feb 14, 2006
56 min
Full-HD

Pulp: The Story of Common People (2006)

A look at Pulp's Common People, a song that examines class, politics and Britain in the 90s.

Category

Documentary Music

Country

United Kingdom

Companies

BBC

Richard E. Grant

Narrator

Jarvis Cocker

Himself

Candida Doyle

Herself

Steve Mackey

Himself

Russell Senior

Himself

Nick Banks

Himself

Mark Webber

Himself

Alex Kapranos

Himself

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