P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

80 mins | Comedy, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 3, 1982

Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

80 mins | Comedy, Romance, TV Movie | Nov. 3, 1982

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Channel Four Films, Goldcrest, Enigma TV
Original title P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Directors Dominic Fulford, Andrew Montgomery, Russell Lodge, Mary Holdsworth, Michael Apted
Writers Jack Rosenthal

Cast

John Albasiny

as Alan Duckworth

Abigail Cruttenden

as Ann Lawton

Maurice Dee

as Geoffrey Whitaker

Alison Steadman

as Miss Land

Mark Brailsford

as Abbo

Frances Ruffelle

as Eunice

Robert Urquhart

as Headmaster

Garry Cooper

as Tommy

Richenda Carey

as Botany Teacher

Nicola Prince

as Maureen

Maurice O'Connell

as Gym Teacher

Tim Seely

as French Teacher

Peter Dean

as Policeman

Dave Atkins

as Fish Shop Owner

John Arlott

as Himself (voice)

Maureen Lipman

as Alan's Mother (voice) (uncredited)

Eric Richard

as Road Worker

Arthur Whybrow

as Road Worker