Borstal Boy

Peter Sheridan
2001-03-22

As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
6.2
91 min

Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.

Cast

Name Character Team
Shawn Hatosy Brendan Behan Unowned
Danny Dyer Charlie Milwall Unowned
Robin Laing Jock Unowned
Ian McElhinney Verreker Unowned
Eva Birthistle Liz Joyce Unowned
Mark Huberman Mac Unowned
Lee Ingleby Dale Unowned
Ronnie Drew Customs man Unowned
Eamon Glancy Manning Unowned
Dennis Conway Holmes Unowned
Patricia Leventon Landlady Unowned
John O'Toole Whitbread Unowned
Luke Hayden Alex Unowned
Michael York Joyce Unowned
Mark Lambert Chief Dixon Unowned
Eoin Slattery James Unowned
Owen Sharpe Albert Unowned
Viko Nikci Jerzy Unowned
Lukas Hassel Kydd Unowned
Arthur Riordan Liberian Unowned