Directed by:
Gordon FlemyngScreenplay:
Willy RussellComposer:
Alan ParkerCast:
David Morrissey, Ian Hart, John Cording, Chris Shepherd, Sean Mathias, Con O'Neill, Geoffrey Larder, Jacqueline Chan, Victor McGuire, Ian Bleasdale (more)Plots(1)
A hard-hitting series from award-winning dramatist Willy Russell, David Morrissey and Spencer Leigh play two deprived teenagers who go on the run to north Wales in an attempt to escape the desperation and turmoil that was early '80s Liverpool. Co-starring Ian Hart and James Hazeldine. Billy and Icky, two fifteen-year-old dead-end kids, pin their hopes on a trip to the school's summer camp. When fate and bad luck scupper their plans, a small bingo win soon sees them boarding a train and heading for unknown territory. (Network)
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