The Innocent
A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.
Directed by John Mackenzie · Written by Ray Jenkins
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Cast
- Andrew Hawley Timothy 'Tim' Dobson
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Kika Markham Mrs. Dobson -
Liam Neeson John Carns - Patrick Daley Eddie King
- Paul Askew Stanley
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Lorraine Peters Win's grandmother -
Tom Bell Frank Dobson -
Richard Hope Mouth Organ Player - Jack Carr Mill Owner
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Clive Wood Turner -
Miranda Richardson Mary Turner -
Richard Laxton Reg Reid
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