| "Just a Boys' Game" | |
|---|---|
| Play for Today episode | |
 | |
| 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 |
| 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 and Port Glasgow.[7]
Frankie Miller's song "Rules of the Game" is featured over the closing credits.[8]
Cast
[edit]- 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 - Gaylie Runciman, James Morrison, Bill Riddock, Sandy West, Irene Sunters, Martin Cochrane, Elaine Collins, Freddie Boardley
- Young Team Boys - Billy Greenleas, Michael Malone, Hamish Taylor, Eddie Kane, David Fulton, Billy Faulds, Douglas Sannachan, Andrew Burns, Jimmy Fisher
- Group in Pub - The Cuban Heels
- Outside the Pub - James Kennedy, Myra Forsyth, David Voss, Peter Davidson
- Couple in Close - Katy Gardiner, Jimmy Martin
- Woman in Grocer's - Mairhi Russel
- At the Shipyard - Jackie Farrell, Campbell Morrison, John Butterly, Ken Henderson, James Boyce
- At Bella's Close - Barry Malone, Billy Jeffrey, John Murtagh, Johnny Adam
- Man at Snooker Hall - Ray Jeffries
- At the Garage - Eileen McCallum, David Anderson
- Jake's Family - Shenagh Douglas, Ivy Val, Ron Paterson
Critical reception
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 24 October 2021.
- ^ "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
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