Carlin is a new reform school inmate with a reputation as a hard case. The authorities encourage gang leader Pongo to humble Carlin, but Carlin overtakes Pongo as Daddy of the ward. The guards institute a reign of terror and neglect, with Carlin emerging as an unlikely leader.
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Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Ray WinstoneCarlin
- David ThrelfallArcher
- Martin PhillipsDavis
- Davidson KnightAngel
- John BlundellBanks
- Phil DanielsRichards
- Ray BurdisEckersley
- Patrick MurrayDougan
- Ian SharrockRhodes
- Tony LondonWoods
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- Alan ClarkeDirector
- Roy MintonWriter
- John WyattDirector of Photography
- Ken PearceEditor
- Margaret MathesonProducer
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