Midlife crisis hits the dance floor, and nobody brought enough nostalgia to share.
Eddie's 40th birthday party reunites friends not seen since the old days of ton-up bikes and early rock and roll. It could be a chance to relive those 'good times', if the others can only match Eddie's enthusiasm.
Acting
Elphick's desperate cheerfulness masks genuine tragedy.
Writing
Dialogue that says everything by almost saying nothing.
Director
Graham Theakston
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'ton-up boys' were real British motorcycle subculture in the 1960s—mods and rockers who measured status by breaking 100mph. By 1982, that rebellion was fossil fuel.
Graham Theakston made this for TV before his feature career; it's been largely forgotten despite a stunning cast of British character actors at peak power.
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