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Davey, a talented young chess player, and Wil Bevan, his history teacher, are in Bournemouth for the British Chess Championships. When Davey meets up with Helen, a punk girl from London, Wil is faced with the problem of steering his charge through the championship and the trauma of first love.
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Audiences 68GoodWatch 69
IMDb6.8
Released
1988
July 4, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaRomanceLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
WelshMade in
United Kingdom
14 people
- Richard DaviesWil Bevan
- LCLisa ClimieHelen
- DPDuane PhillipsDavey
- PCPat ClearyPat Mullen
- MGMathew GreyNigel Miles
- MBMarjorie BellGrandmother
- DCDerek ChapmanSpiv
- DHDerek HeadSpiv
- TBTerry BakerRocky Rook
- JDJill DaviesDavey's Mum
- DPDewi PetersDavey's Dad
- TDTim DaviesOff Licence Owner
- RMRhoda MogfordDavey's Girlfriend
- SBStephen BarryTournament Official
Directing · 1
- Julian Richards Director, Writer, Casting
Editing · 1
- Mark Talbot-Butler Editor
Sound · 1
- Julian Nott Music
Other crew · 1
- James Macwhinney Cinematography
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