Synopsis
Somewhere in England, in the Autumn of 1955, a widowed father and his son live an idyllic life together. Only their gas station happens to sit on a piece of land that a local developer wants to buy. And when he won't take no for an answer, and sets government inspectors and social works onto Danny and his father, Danny and his father decide to get even with Hazell and his pheasant- shooting friends in a manner in keeping with their own family tradition.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Metacritic64/100
25 audience votes
Key crew
- Gavin MillarDirector
- Stanley MyersOriginal Music Composer
- John GoldsmithScreenplay
Cast
- Samuel IronsDanny
- Jeremy IronsWilliam Smith
- Robbie ColtraneVictor Hazell
- Cyril CusackDoc Spencer
- Michael HordernLord Claybury
- Lionel JeffriesMr. Snoddy
- Jean MarshMiss Hunter
- Jimmy NailRabbetts
- Ronald PickupCaptain Lancaster
- John WoodvineTallon
- William ArmstrongSpinger
- Ceri JacksonMrs Clipstone
Stills
Themes
gypsypoacherbased on children's booksingle fatherpheasantfather son relationship