"A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac."
Stanley Baker
as Detective Sergeant Jack Truman
Anne Heywood
as Cathie Murphy
David McCallum
as Johnnie Murphy
Peter Cushing
as Father Laidlaw
John Slater
as Sgt. Walker
Clifford Evans
as Headmaster Evans
Moultrie Kelsall
as Superintendent
George A. Cooper
as Chief Inspector
Brona Boland
as Mary Murphy
Fergal Boland
as Patrick Murphy
Michael Chow
as Alexander
Tsai Chin
as Primrose
Sean Lynch
as Slick
Bernice Swanson
as Meg
Freddie Starr
as Tommy
Sheila Raynor
as Mrs. Catlin
Christopher Cooke
as David Catlin
Irene Arnold
as Mrs. Baker
Oonagh Quinn
as Jilly Baker
Ali Allen
as Boy (uncredited)
Grace Arnold
as Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)
John Boxer
as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Jeremy Bulloch
as Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)
John Bush
as (uncredited)
Michael Collins
as Police Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)
Keith Crane
as William (uncredited)
Gerrard Gibson
Victoria Harrington
as Child (uncredited)
Melvyn Hayes
as Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)
Lindsay Hooper
Robert Howell
Anthony John
Stratford Johns
as Police Constable (uncredited)
Billy Lawrence
Phyllis Morris
Robert Raglan
as Doorman at Grand Hotel (uncredited)
Philip Ray
as Stallholder (uncredited)
Anthony Richmond
Lynne Roberts
as Maureen Owen
Delene Scott
Cyril Shaps
as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Jack Sharp
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Leonard Sharp
as Spectator at Fire (uncredited)
Leslie Slysz
James Sutherland
Gareth Tandy
John Tatham
Anne Tirard
Dervis Ward
as Constable (uncredited)
Kathleen Williams
Lynn Williams
John H. Watson
as
Basil Dearden
Director
Michael Relph
Producer
Earl St. John
Executive Producer
Philip Green
Music
Susan Dyson
Continuity
Mike Fox
Clapper Loader
James Kennaway
Screenplay
Reginald H. Wyer
Director of Photography
Arthur Stevens
Editor
Nosher Powell
Stunt Double
Maurice Gibson
Second Assistant Director
