Bloody Kids
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| Bloody Kids | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Stephen Poliakoff |
| Directed by | Stephen Frears |
| Starring | Derrick O'Connor |
| Music by | George Fenton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Barry Hanson |
| Running time | 91 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1979 |
Bloody Kids is a British television film written by Stephen Poliakoff and directed by Stephen Frears, made by Black Lion Films for ATV, and first shown on ITV on 22 March 1980.
- Derrick O'Connor as Detective Ritchie (Richard Beckinsale originally cast before his sudden death)
- Gary Holton as Ken
- Richard Thomas as Leo Turner
- Peter Clark as Mike Simmonds
- Gwyneth Strong as Jan, Ken's Girlfriend
- Caroline Embling as Susan, Leo's Sister
- Jack Douglas as Senior Police Officer
- Billy Colvill as Williams
- P.H. Moriarty as Police 1
- Richard Hope as Police 2
- Niall Padden as Police 3
- John Mulcahy as Police 4
- Terry Paris as Police 5
- Neil Cunningham as School Master 1
- George Costigan as School Master 2
- Stewart Harwood as School's Security Guard
- Tammy Jacobs as School 1
- Daniel Peacock as School 2
- Paul Mari as School 3
- Mel Smith as Disco Doorman
- C.P. Lee as Club Manager
- Jimmy Hibbert as Disco 3
- Kim Taylforth as Disco 4
- Nula Conwell as Ken's Gang 1
- Madeline Church as Ken's Gang 2
- Peter Wilson as Ken's Gang 3
- Gary Olsen as Ken's Gang 4 (as Gary Olson)
- Jesse Birdsall as Ken's Gang 5
- Roger Lloyd-Pack as Hospital Doctor
- Brenda Fricker as Nurse
- June Watson as Nurse
- Colin Campbell as Conductor
- Julian Hough as Reporter
- Geraldine James as Ritchie's Wife
- Pauline Walker - posh bird and dancing extra
