UK,
1977, 78 min
Directed by:
Alan ClarkeScreenplay:
Roy MintonPlots(1)
A hard and shocking story of life in a British borstal for young offenders. The original banned TV version, filmed in 1977, but not screened until 1991. (British Film Institute (BFI))
Cast
![Ray Winstone](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/939/163939845_d1c7b5.png)
Ray Winstone
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Ray Burdis
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Alrick Riley
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![Philip Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272122_d94b09.jpg)
Philip Jackson
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![Danny John-Jules](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271315_efec1a.jpg)
Danny John-Jules
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![David Threlfall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/941/161941296_7765ce.jpg)
David Threlfall
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![Phil Daniels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/554/163554115_ebcf2f.jpg)
Phil Daniels
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Andrew Paul
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