Rent One Summer (1983)
4.1 of 5 from 52 ratings
4h 11min
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- Synopsis:
From the pen of acclaimed Liverpool writer Willy Russell comes an engaging drama about class and happiness. Billy (David Morrissey) and Icky (Spencer Leigh) are two deprived, dead-end street-corner kids trying to rediscover an all-to-brief spell of contentment in Wales. 'One Summer' was first transmitted on Channel 4 in 1983 and chronicles how two hard-bitten youngsters are affected by the people, their surroundings and the attitudes they encounter.
Episode OneTwo fifteen-year-old Liverpool truants rediscover school and pin their hopes on a trip to the school summer camp. Their hopes are dashed, but fate, broken probation and a small bingo win soon have Billy (David Morrissey) and Icky boarding a train and heading for unknown territory.
Episode Two
Their journey illustrates to Billy and Icky the difference between Liverpool and Wales, if only in the geographical sense. They find however, that even in the expanse of the Welsh countryside, the territory cannot be theirs and they are still not wanted.
Episode Three
Billy and Icky find a suitably run down cottage which they can adopt as home but first they have to convince the owner that they are trustworthy. They are not helped by local youths who attempt to wreck the cottage, and the handy work looks like their own.
Episode Four
Billy is coming to terms with the relaxed Welsh lifestyle. Icky is not too sure. Some of the Liverpool gang visit -showing how precarious the new lifestyle is. Billy discovers romance.
Episode Five
Icky (Spencer Leigh) is more convinced that Billy is never going to return to Liverpool and decides to make the trip on his own. Billy prefers to remain with his new found romance but the idyllic summer seems to be over.- Actors:
- David Morrissey, Spencer Leigh, James Hazeldine, Ian Hart, Matthew Grey, John Shackley, Michael Lannigan, Jane West, John Cording, Susie Johns, Peter Doran, Ken Sharrock, Sion Tudor Owen, Tommy Ryan, Michael Hughes, Jon Paul Morgan, Phil Kernot, Con O'Neill, Paul Codman, Paul Murray
- Directors:
- Gordon Flemyng
- Producers:
- Keith Richardson
- Writers:
- Willy Russell
- Aka:
- One Summer - The Complete Series
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Dramas, TV Teen Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 11/01/2021
- Run Time:
- 254 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Alternate Scenes Filmed for Pre-Watershed Transmission
