 
  Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | David Eady | 
|---|---|
| Writer: | Michael Barnes | 
| Staring: | 
| A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can persuade his dad to allow him to travel to Canada with him. He also meets up with two local children and discovers that his father is instead planning a bank heist. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 07, 1972 | 
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| Director: | David Eady | 
| Writer: | Michael Barnes | 
| Genres: | Adventure, Crime | 
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Children's Film Foundation (CFF) | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: May 07, 2024 Entered: May 03, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Peter Newby | Keith | 
| Gary Kemp | Chris | 
| Eileen Fletcher | Beverley | 
| Robin Askwith | Fake Police Constable | 
| Roger Avon | First workman | 
| Richard Coleman | Police sergeant | 
| Frances Cuka | Mrs. Dickie | 
| Roy Dotrice | Mr. Grimes | 
| Liz Fraser | Audrey Lawson | 
| Ben Howard | Sid | 
| Godfrey James | Police Constable Dickie | 
| Alan Lake | Lorrimer | 
| David Lodge | Baker | 
| Alfred Marks | Butcher | 
| Terence Morgan | Ted Lawson | 
| Johnny Shannon | Wykes | 
| Bernard Spear | Fruit Vendor | 
| Graham Stark | Milkman | 
| Joyce Windsor | Mrs. Barker | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| David Eady | Director | 
| Raymond Poulton | Editor | 
| Jonathan Benson | Assistant Director | 
| Dudley Plummer | Sound | 
| Olga Brook | Continuity | 
| Michael Barnes | Screenplay | 
| Aivar Kaulins | Production Manager | 
| Harry Robertson | Music | 
| Jo Jago | Director of Photography | 
| George Provis | Art Direction | 
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min | 
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| 2024 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 
Trending Position
CFF pic has Newby escaping borstal to go home to Deptford to seek his robber dad. Kemp and Fiedler are locals who help his fight against the adults. Unappealing characters of low morals don’t help. Various veterans can be spotted, including David Lodge, Alfred Marks, Graham Stark. Gary Kemp would l ... ater be a musician with Spandau Ballet and currently with Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets.