The Commitments (film) Strong secured the role of Deco Cuffe, the lead singer of The Commitments. Robert Arkins was initially considered for the role of Deco before he was ultimately cast as Jimmy Rabbitte. Although his character does not have a singing part in the film, Arkins performs the song "Treat Her Right" during the opening credits. For the role of Joey "the Lips" Fagan, the eldest member of the band, Parker and La Frenais wanted veteran musician Van Morrison. Although his meeting with Parker did not go well, Morrison offered his songs for use in the film. Rory Gallagher was also considered
Our Exploits At West Poley the cave to position it effectively, seals both access routes beyond all hope of being re-opened. All then settle down to a quiet life. full text (may contain OCR errors) Our Exploits At West Poley Our Exploits At West Poley is short story by Thomas Hardy which he wrote in 1892–3, subtitled "a story for boys". It was used as a basis for the 1985 film "Exploits At West Poley". Written in the Victorian era, the story is set in the fictional village of West Poley where water from a small river is used to run a watermill, but the