Just a Boys' Game
"Just a Boys' Game" | |
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Episode no. | Series 10 Episode 1 |
Directed by | John Mackenzie |
Written by | Peter McDougall |
Featured music | Frankie Miller |
Cinematography by | Elmer Cossey |
Editing by | Graham Walker |
Original air date | 8 November 1979 (1979-11-08) |
Running time | 71 minutes |
"Just a Boys' Game" is an episode of Play for Today written by Peter McDougall and directed by John Mackenzie.[1][2][3][4] "Just a Boys' Game" aired on 8 November 1979.[5]
It features Frankie Miller, Gregor Fisher, Ken Hutchison, Hector Nicol, Jean Taylor Smith, Katherine Stark, Barry Malone, Michael Malone and band The Cuban Heels.[1]
The plot revolves around the life of Jake McQuillan, who lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who used to be Greenock's hardest man.[6]
The play was filmed in and around Greenock, Drumchapel[citation needed] and Port Glasgow.[7]
Frankie Miller's song "Rules of the Game" is featured over the closing credits.[8]
Cast
- Jake McQuillen - Frankie Miller
- Dancer Dunnichy - Ken Hutchison
- Grannie - Jean Taylor Smith
- Granda - Hector Nicol
- Tanza - Gregor Fisher
- Jane - Katherine Stark
- Bella - Jan Wilson
- Mental Dan - Jim Byars
- At the pub - Irene Sunters, Martin Cochrane
Critical reception
Screenonline wrote "stunningly photographed by Elmer Cossey and featured McDougall's most crackling dialogue and richest characterisations, all brilliantly evoked by a cast headed by blues singer Frankie Miller in a performance that melts the camera in its intensity."[9]
References
- ^ a b "Just a Boy's Game (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Play For Today - Series 10: 1. Just a Boys' Game" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Just A Boy's Game | Film | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Just A Boy's Game (1979) | The List". film.list.co.uk.
- ^ "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index".
- ^ "Play for Today Season 10". Radio Times.
- ^ "Just a Boys' Game and the work of Peter McDougall". 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Frankie Miller - Rules Of The Game - Just A Boys Game OST Chords - Chordify". chordify.net.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: McDougall, Peter (1947-) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.
External links
- "Just a Boys' Game" at IMDb
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