Just a Boys' Game
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Jake lives in the shadow of his dying grandfather, who was once the town's toughest hard man. Despite their hatred of each other, Jake's sole aim is to be as tough as the old man was. One day in Jake's life, as he drifts, drinks and fights, leads to a bleak realisation.
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Frankie Miller
Jake McQuillen
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Ken Hutchison
Dancer Dunnichy
Known for
Ladyhawke
Masada
John Mackenzie
Peter McDougall
Richard Eyre
Gregor Fisher
Tanza
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Love Actually
Jean Taylor Smith
Grannie
Known for
My Childhood
Hector Nicol
Granda
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A Sense of Freedom
Katherine Stark
Jane
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Ghostwatch
Jan Wilson
Bella
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The Standard
Jim Byars
Mental Dan
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Kessler
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Billy Greenlees
Dunky McCafferty
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John Mackenzie Director · Peter McDougall Writer
First release November 8, 1979 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 8, 1979
TV · BBC1 "Play for Today"
No release date listed for United States.
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