• Source: Terry on the Fence

      • Terry on the Fence is a 1985 British children's drama film directed by Frank Godwin and starring Jack McNicholl, Neville Watson, Tracey Ann-Morris, and Susan Jameson. It was produced by the Children's Film and Television Foundation.
      It cost £180,747.


      Plot


      A young tearaway becomes involved with a gang of criminals.


      Cast


      Jack McNicholl as Terry
      Neville Watson as Les
      Tracey Ann-Morris as Tracey
      Jeff Ward as Mick
      Matthew Barker as Denis
      Brian Coyle as Plastic-Head
      Susan Jameson as Terry's Mum
      Martin Fisk as Terry's Dad
      Margery Mason as Terry's Gran
      Helen Keating as Mrs. Hicks
      Jon Croft as headmaster
      Clifford Rose as Magistrate
      Ann Morrish as lady Magistrate
      Julian Curry as Clerk of the Court
      Tim Preece as schoolmaster
      Janet Davies as usher


      Reception


      The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Made on a slender budget of £185,000, under the auspices of the Children's Film and Television Foundation, Frank Godwin's adaptation of Bernard Ashley's novel was intended to 'get away from the black and white of goodies and baddies'. With the virtual collapse of the Saturday-morning matinee audience, the CFF saw the need to aim their features at a wider film and television audience, comprised of both children and adults. In Terry on the Fence, this proves to be a distinct advantage, allowing the strong, clear narrative to delve into greyer areas of moral ambiguity. This centres on Terry and Les, victim and victimiser, and the bond which develops between them out of something more than fear. In its attention to social detail, though, the film tends to lapse into a schematic and stereotypical portrayal of the boys' home environments. The Harmers are nice lower-middle-class people who reward the errant Terry with a stiff word or two, and a hot bath. Les' mum, on the other hand, is a brassy, bingo-playing blonde who whacks him about the head for getting a little mud on the carpet. Similarly, the disparity between the punishments meted out to Les and Terry tends to suggest that the criminal episode was only a temporary aberration, and that nice middle-class boys don't get into trouble unless forced into it by undesirable working-class lads."


      References




      External links


      Terry on the Fence at IMDb

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