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Praised at the time for its gritty realism, a restless young man Jim Maclaine abandons his exams and his hopes of a place at university for a series of dead end jobs before deciding to become a pop musician. Populated with many of the musicians of the time.

Keywords:

Drama, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1973) (UK) (4 Star)

Cast:

David Essex	.... Jim MacLaine
Ringo Starr	.... Mike
Rosemary Leach	.... Mrs. MacLaine
James Booth	.... Mr. MacLaine
Billy Fury	.... Stormy Tempest
Keith Moon	.... J.D. Clover

Supporting Cast:

Rosalind Ayres	.... Jeanette
Brenda Bruce	.... Doreen
Robert Lindsay	.... Terry
Verna Harvey	.... Wendy
James Ottaway	.... Granddad
Deborah Watling	.... Sandra
Beth Morris	.... Jean
Daphne Oxenford	.... Mrs. Sutcliffe
Kim Braden	.... Charlotte

Directors:

Claude Whatham

Writers:

Ray Connolly