Just a Boys' Game

*Just a Boys' Game*
Just a Boys' Game
Written by	Peter McDougall
Directed by	John Mackenzie
Starring	Frankie Miller; Ken Hutchison; Jean Taylor Smith
Music by	Frankie Miller
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Production
Producer	Richard Eyre
Cinematography	Elmer Cossey
Editor	Graham Walker
Running time	71 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	8 November 1979[1]

Just a Boys' Game is a 1979 Play for Today written by Peter McDougall and directed by John Mackenzie.[2][3][4][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.[2]

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 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

"Broadcast - BBC Programme Index".
"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.
"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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[1] "Broadcast - BBC Programme Index".

[bfi-2] "Just a Boy's Game (1979)". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018.

[3] "Play For Today - Series 10: 1. Just a Boys' Game" – via www.bbc.co.uk.

[4] "Just A Boy's Game | Film | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com.

[5] "Just A Boy's Game (1979) | The List". film.list.co.uk.

[6] "Play for Today Season 10". Radio Times.

[7] "Just a Boys' Game and the work of Peter McDougall". 11 November 2020.

[8] "Frankie Miller - Rules Of The Game - Just A Boys Game OST Chords - Chordify". chordify.net.

[9] "BFI Screenonline: McDougall, Peter (1947-) Biography". www.screenonline.org.uk.