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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang - 1982 | 85mins | Comedy | Colour

The Production Team

Director: Michael Apted.
Producer: Chris Griffin.
Script: Jack Rosenthal.
Cinematography: Tony Pierce-Roberts.
Film Editing: John Shirley.
Art Direction: Jeff Woodbridge.
Costume Design: Sue Yelland.
Makeup Department: Betty Glasow.
Sound Department: Chris Greenham.
Original Music: David Earl.

The Cast

John Albasiny - Alan
Abigail Cruttenden - Ann
Maurice Dee - Geoffrey
Alison Steadman - Miss Land
Mark Brailsford - Abbo
Christopher Karallis - Shaz
Frances Ruffelle - Eunice
Robert Urquhart - Headmaster
Garry Cooper - Tommy
Maurice O'Connell - Gym Teacher
Tim Seeley - French Master
Richard Carey - Botany Teacher

Plot Synopsis

The first in newly launched Channel 4's First Love television-film series was this tender story of unrequited love set in a grammar school in 1948. The nostalgic coming-of-age story was written by celebrated writer Jack Rosenthal and based on his boyhood memories. Cricket commentator John Arlott provides the voiceover cricket commentary.

Set in post-war England, 'Quack Quack' Duckworth (John Albasiny) has only two ambitions: to score the winning run for England in a test match against Australia, and to kiss his classmate Ann (Abigail Cruttenden). So when he's cast opposite her in a school play that requires a kiss and England seems to be doing well in the cricket, life couldn't be better.