The Innocent

John Mackenzie
1985-03-18


10
101 min

A young Yorkshire boy struggles to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way – and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim, also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns, who is having an affair with a married woman. Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win slowly get a relationship going.

Cast

Name Character Team
Andrew Hawley Timothy 'Tim' Dobson Unowned
Kika Markham Mrs. Dobson Unowned
Liam Neeson John Carns Hangin with Mr. Cooper
Patrick Daley Eddie King Unowned
Paul Askew Stanley Unowned
Lorraine Peters Win's grandmother Unowned
Tom Bell Frank Dobson Unowned
Richard Hope Mouth Organ Player Unowned
Jack Carr Mill Owner Unowned
Clive Wood Turner Unowned
Miranda Richardson Mary Turner Zac E. Chan
Richard Laxton Reg Reid Unowned
Denis Lill Doctor Unowned
Alison Lloyd Wool Shop Owner Unowned
Bill Rodgers Drinks Bearer Unowned