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12/08/1958 Drama 1h 39m
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Overview

Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of control when a child takes possession of a loaded gun.

  1. Lewis Gilbert

    Director

  2. Vernon Harris

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Barbara Murray

    Ann Fairlie

  2. Max Bygraves

    William "Bill" David Lowther

  3. Dana Wilson

    Barbie Taylor

  4. Colin Petersen

    Georgie May

  5. Kathleen Harrison

    Mrs. Farrer

  6. Sean Barrett

    Don Farrer

  7. Mona Washbourne

    Mrs. Daniels

  8. Eleanor Summerfield

    Gloria May

  9. Toke Townley

    Mr. Daniels

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-27
This got a BAFTA nod for Best British Screenplay and you can easily see why. It is a gentle, almost nostalgic, reminder of how different society was in the UK 60 years ago. Barbara Murray ("Ann") is a social worker struggling to look after a collection of kids from a variety of disadvantaged backgrounds. She meets and falls for the kind, gentle, real-life crooner Max Bygraves ("Bill") who has some fairly traumatic baggage of his own, and they both set about trying to bring a little happiness to themselves and to their young charges. This doesn't pull it's punches - not that it is gory, or visu...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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