ABC for ITV / 1×50 minute episode / Broadcast 6 October 1957
Writer: James Forsyth / Director: Peter Zadek / Producer: Dennis Vance / Designer: Roy Stannard
Play. A topical drama attempting to dissect the moral panic surrounding the Teddy Boy subculture. The plot is a provocation: a young woman named Trina arranges to meet five different rivals at the end of a pier, then hides to watch the inevitable brawl. James Forsyth’s script uses this event as a framework to investigate the social conditions and personal frustrations that fuel such youth movements. The production is notable for its director, the German theatre innovator Peter Zadek, who was then making his mark on British television. The cast features an early, pre-stardom appearance by Peter O’Toole.
With:- GEORGE ROSE as Fred Sanderson / KENNETH GRIFFITH as Derry Spooner / SHAUN O’RIORDAN as Tommy Ledou / MAUREEN QUINNEY as Trina Landau / BETTY HENDERSON as Meg Sanderson / DERRY NESBITT as Otto / ALARIC COTTER as Decco / DEREK BRIGGS as Weazy / MICHAEL HASTINGS as Dizzy / TONY LYONS as Reg / PETER O’TOOLE as Paddy / PENNY MORRELL as Sophie / CHARLES SAYNOR as Bill / GILLIAN OWEN as Ba / KIRKA MARKHAM as Scots Girl / GERALD ANDERSON as Inspector
