The read
It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
A parent's grief has no bounds. Our Boy tells the moving and tragic story of one couple’s struggle to come to terms with the disappearance and death of their only son. Woody, Sonia and their son, Lee, live contentedly in West Ham, London. When Lee is killed in a hit-and-run everyone grieves but Woody’s grief has no limit. His best friend, Phil, counsels revenge, while in the view of the ambitious Detective Constable Spence, Woody himself is the prime suspect. Woody searches for a way to react with extraordinary and touching results. Features award-winning performances by Ray Winstone and Pauline Quirke.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Tony GroundsWriter
- David EvansDirector
Cast
- Ray WinstoneWoody
- Pauline QuirkeSonia
- Perry FenwickPhil
- Philip JacksonDS Yorke
- Neil DudgeonDC Spence
- Rowena CooperSue
- Nicola DuffettMrs. Spence
- Richard ClaxtonRicky
- Cliff ParisiJeff
- Tanya RonderCynthia
- James BannonDuke
- Annette EkblomMrs. Drayfield
Themes
screen one