The Custard Boys (1979)
An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?
Director:
Colin Finbow
Writers:
Kiran Garcha, Colin Finbow.
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Chris Chescoe as Young John Curlew |
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Eric Milliet as Mark Stein |
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Ben Clennell as Lewis Craig |
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Andrew Atkinson as Andrew Craig |
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Matthew Cormack as Willie Aldrich |
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Paul Bolton as Jacob Freen |
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Glen Dunderdale as Mrs. Curlew |
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Les Scott as Mr. Curlew |
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Doug Dawes as Headmaster |
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Roger Cleave as Mr. Wilson |
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John Robinson as Tom |
| Writing | Kiran Garcha | Screenplay |
| Crew | Andrew Fleury | Production Artist |
| Crew | Richard Brierley | Thanks |
| Crew | Julia Palmer | Thanks |
| Crew | David Weeks | Production Artist |
| Writing | John Rae | Novel |
| Sound | David Hewson | Music |
| Crew | Peter Boaks | Thanks |
| Crew | Colin Humphries | Thanks |
| Crew | A.G. Lees | Thanks |
| Crew | Valerie Palmer | Thanks |
| Crew | Kiran Garcha | Production Artist |
| Crew | Mary Cadell | Thanks |
| Crew | Chris Laycock | Thanks |
| Crew | Jenny Clennell | Production Artist |
| Directing | Colin Finbow | Director |
| Writing | Colin Finbow | Screenplay |
| Crew | Malcolm Walker | Production Artist |
| Camera | Paul Kerridge | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Amos Richardson | Production Artist |
| Crew | Dave Clennell | Thanks |
| Crew | Barbara Dawes | Thanks |
