"Two boys pull a Saturday night prank on the police in a seaside British town."
Derrick O'Connor
as Detective Ritchie
Gary Holton
as Ken
Richard Thomas
as Leo Turner
Peter Clark
as Mike Simmonds
Gwyneth Strong
as Jan, Ken's Girlfriend
Caroline Embling
as Susan, Leo's Sister
Jack Douglas
as Senior Police Officer
Billy Colvill
as Williams
P.H. Moriarty
as Police 1
Richard Hope
as Police 2
Niall Padden
as Police 3
John Mulcahy
as Police 4
Terry Paris
as Police 5
Neil Cunningham
as School Masters 1
George Costigan
as School Masters 2
Stewart Harwood
as School's Security Guard
Tammi Jacobs
as School 1
Daniel Peacock
as School 2
Paul Mari
as School 3
Mel Smith
as Disco Doorman
C.P. Lee
as Club Manager
Jimmy Hibbert
as Disco 3
Kim Taylforth
as Disco 4
Nula Conwell
as Ken's Gang 1
Madeleine Church
as Ken's Gang 2
Pete Lee-Wilson
as Ken's Gang 3 (as Peter Wilson)
Gary Olsen
as Ken's Gang 4
Jesse Birdsall
as Ken's Gang 5
Roger Lloyd Pack
as Hospital Doctor
Brenda Fricker
as Nurse
June Watson
Colin Campbell
as Conductor
Julian Hough
as Reporter
Geraldine James
as Ritchie's Wife
Richard Beckinsale
as Detective Ritchie (uncredited; Died before filming completed)
Jane Gurnett
as Girl at Police Station (uncredited)
Stephen Poliakoff
Writer
Stephen Frears
Director
Barry Hanson
Producer
Chris Menges
Director of Photography
George Fenton
Original Music Composer