The Custard Boys

Overview

An Indian summer, 1942: "When I was thirteen, all I wanted to be was a hero." A young evacuee's response to the surrounding war-obsessed adult world seems the only one available to him, until he forms 'a particular friendship' with another boy, a Jewish refugee. This threatens the stability of his gang (who also mirror the racist/jingoist attitudes of adulthood), and he is caught in Forster's great liberal crux: your country or your friend?

Cast

Chris Chescoe

Young John Curlew

Eric Milliet

Mark Stein

Ben Clennell

Lewis Craig

Andrew Atkinson

Andrew Craig

Matthew Cormack

Willie Aldrich

Paul Bolton

Jacob Freen

Glen Dunderdale

Mrs. Curlew

Les Scott

Mr. Curlew

Doug Dawes

Headmaster

Roger Cleave

Mr. Wilson