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From the producer of “Chariots of Fire” and the director of “Coal Miner's Daughter” comes a light-hearted look at first love
7.1(21) 1982-11-03 77 minComedyRomanceTV Movie
Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.
DirectorMichael Apted
ProducerDavid Puttnam
ProducerChris Griffin
ProducerDavid Bill
WriterJack Rosenthal
Cast & characters
John Albasiny
as Alan Duckworth
Abigail Cruttenden
as Ann Lawton
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Maurice Dee
as Geoffrey Whitaker
Alison Steadman
as Miss Land
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Mark Brailsford
as Abbo
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Christopher Karallis
as Shaz
Frances Ruffelle
as Eunice
Robert Urquhart
as Headmaster
Garry Cooper
as Tommy
Richenda Carey
as Botany Teacher
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Nicola Prince
as Maureen
Maurice O'Connell
as Gym Teacher
Tim Seely
as French Teacher
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Peter Dean
as Policeman
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Dave Atkins
as Fish Shop Owner
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John Arlott
as Himself (voice)
Maureen Lipman
as Alan's Mother (voice) (uncredited)
Eric Richard
as Road Worker
Arthur Whybrow
as Road Worker
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Dominic Holland
as Schoolboy
