Just a Boys' Game (1979)
1h 11m
Running Time
November 8, 1979Release Date
Just a Boys' Game (1979)
1h 11m
Running Time
November 8, 1979Release Date
Network & Production Companies

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Frankie Miller
Jake McQuillen

Ken Hutchison
Dancer Dunnichy

Gregor Fisher
Tanza

Jean Taylor Smith
Grannie

Hector Nicol
Granda

Katherine Stark
Jane

Jan Wilson
Bella

Jim Byars
Mental Dan

Billy Greenlees
Dunky McCafferty

Gaylie Runciman
At the Pub

John Murtagh

Gaylie Runciman

Elmer Cossey
Cinematographer

Graham Walker
Editor

Tim Harvey
ProductionDesigner

Richard Eyre
Producer

John Mackenzie
Director

Peter McDougall
Writer

Shenah Douglas

Dave Anderson

Ivy Wall

Ron Patterson

James Kennedy

David Voss

Sandy West

Billy Faulds

Douglas Sannachan

Drew Burns

Jimmy Fisher

Irene Sunters

Martin Cochrane

Elaine Collins

Freddie Boardley

Michael Malone

James Morrison

Hamish Taylor

Eddie Kane

Peter Davidson

Katy Gardiner

Jimmy Martin
Media.


Details.
Wiki.
"Just a Boys' Game" is an episode of Play for Today written by Peter McDougall and directed by John Mackenzie. "Just a Boys' Game" aired on 8 November 1979.
It features Frankie Miller, Gregor Fisher, Ken Hutchison, Hector Nicol, Jean Taylor Smith, Katherine Stark, Barry Malone, Michael Malone and band The Cuban Heels.
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.
The play was filmed in and around Greenock and Port Glasgow.
Frankie Miller's song "Rules of the Game" is featured over the closing credits.
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