The Love Child

The Love Child

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 22, 1988

When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in his twenties, Dillon wants nothing more than a normal, responsible life, working in an office and taking care of the grandmother who raised him. But his grandmother has other ideas, and Dillon finds himself lured into an alternate lifestyle of art, pleasure and rebellion.

The Love Child

102 mins | Drama, Comedy | Sept. 22, 1988

The Love Child
When he was a little boy, Dillon's rock musician father and hippie mother died in a traffic accident. Now in his twenties, Dillon wants nothing more than a normal, responsible life, working in an office and taking care of the grandmother who raised him. But his grandmother has other ideas, and Dillon finds himself lured into an alternate lifestyle of art, pleasure and rebellion.
Producers Channel 4 Television, British Film Institute
Original title The Love Child
Directors Robert Smith
Writers Gordon Hann

Cast

Sheila Hancock

as Edith

Peter Capaldi

as Dillon

Percy Herbert

as Maurice

Lesley Sharp

as Bernadette

Arthur Hewlett

as Stan

Alexei Sayle

as The Voices

Cleo Sylvestre

as Cynthia

Stephen Lind

as Colin

Ajaykumar

as Majid

Andrew Seear

as Tony

Kevin Allen

as Cliff

Robert Blythe

as Elvis

Cathy Murphy

as Linda

Stephen Frost

as Tough Policeman

Steven O'Donnell

as Young Policeman

Eric Kent

as Sergeant

Jon Raymond

as Dead Punk

Léon Berton

as Seventh Day Adventist

Chris McHallem

as Barman

Lee Cornes

as Man in Supermarket

Evie Garratt

as Anxious Woman

Valerie Buchanan

as Supervisor

Marsha Millar

as Beverley

Nicola Lawrence

as Melanie

Geoff Ward

as Gerbil Punk

Andy Sutton

as Tall Punk

Gaylie Runciman

as Detective Secretary

Irene Marot

as Young Couple

Jack Fortune

as Young Couple

Isaac Grand

as Taxi Driver