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?
Full Cast of The Custard Boys
Chris Chescoe
as Young John Curlew
Eric Milliet
as Mark Stein
Ben Clennell
as Lewis Craig
Andrew Atkinson
as Andrew Craig
Matthew Cormack
as Willie Aldrich
Paul Bolton
as Jacob Freen
Glen Dunderdale
as Mrs. Curlew
Les Scott
as Mr. Curlew
Doug Dawes
as Headmaster
Roger Cleave
as Mr. Wilson
John Robinson
as Tom
Crew of The Custard Boys
Discover the backstage crew of The Custard Boys →- Released on November 24, 1979