a sense of freedom "The Jimmy Boyle story"

Arnold Layne · Post by **Arnold Layne** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:52 am

Anyone out there have this on VHS? it's impossible to get hold of, a great film! would love to get hold of a copy again for someone as a present, dealers are asking silly money for it, quite happy to reimburse with some quality porn!

Arnold Layne · Post by **Arnold Layne** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:03 pm

Fucking el! just checked Play.com and the cunts out on DVD!

Pervert · Post by **Pervert** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:20 pm

I only saw it when first broadcast. They had a few celebs of the time watch it and give their verdict. Anna Ford liked it, but didn't know what a "toly" was. Twenty-five years on, and the main channels won't use Scottish dialect because people won't understand it.

About time the Beeb released Tutti Frutti, with Big Robbie, Emma T, Richard Wilson et al. Class black comedy-drama.

MensWorldMayfair · Post by **MensWorldMayfair** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:09 pm

Well done. Weirdly enough, my mum bought Boyle's old flat years back, and she had no end of ne'er do wells pitching up at all hours, asking if Jimmy was in!

If you like that as a film, then try and track down "Just A Boys' Game" which I think was a Play For Today type show in the 70s set in Glasgow. Absolutely epic, and a good training film for scholars of the straight razor. Or fans of bad hair and flares!

steve56 · Post by **steve56** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:07 pm

just another saturday was good from 75 starring billy connolly.

MensWorldMayfair · Post by **MensWorldMayfair** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:08 pm

Don't remember that one myself, but probably watched it back then.

Just looked at IMDB, and here's what one punter said:

Just a Boy's Game is a masterpiece, a low-key story of life in a depressed Greenock, when the only ambition for the hard-cases is to be legendary hard-cases. Miller's performance is first-class, and Mackenzie's direction faultless.

This is quite possibly the finest Scottish film ever made with the exception of Just Another Saturday.

Faultless.

Illinoisblue · Post by **Illinoisblue** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 6:39 pm

Talking of Scottish drama, I remember watching an excellent show on BBC2 at least 10 years ago.

Lots of scenes filmed in the dockyards and snooker halls.

Main character was called Dancer, a decent well-meaning bloke who ended up in scrapes through being pissed most of the time.

Plenty of knife action and ended up with 'Dancer' being killed after being chased along the waterfront and having his head chopped off by a metal chain that was mooring one of the ships.

Anyone know what it was called?

steve56 · Post by **steve56** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:13 am

ken hutchinson starred seen him in sweeneys.

steve56 · Post by **steve56** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 5:36 am

it sounded good probaly ken hutchinson again it sounds like his role or derrick o connor ?

MensWorldMayfair · Post by **MensWorldMayfair** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:00 am

That's Just A Boy's Game, and no mistake. Ken Hutchison played Dancer. Crackingly depressing tale of Greenock knife fights.

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