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Just a Boy's Game (Original title)
Date: 08 November 1979 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: John Mackenzie

Production company billing: ©1979. BBC
Synopsis: Jake lives with his grandparents, and craves the respect of his sour grandfather, which leads to a vicious spiral of emulation, fostered by the dead-end environment.

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TV Transmissions
Date: 08 November 1979Broadcast channel: BBC1Country: United KingdomTransmission time: 21:25-22:40Slot duration: 75 minsNetwork - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Articles held in BFI Reuben Library (6)
In: Sight and Sound v18 n3 March 2008  Page: 98
Title: Reviews: DVDs: The Peter McDougall CollectionAuthor: ANGELINI, Sergio Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
Description: DVD box set comprising: JUST ANOTHER SATURDAY, The ELEPHANT' S GRAVEYARD, JUST A BOYS' GAME and DOWN AMONG THE BIG BOYS.

In: Broadcast n1034 19 Nov 1979  Page: 11
Title: [Broadcast - n1034 19 Nov 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Bernard Davies.

In: Time Out n498 2 Nov 1979  Page: 21
Title: [Time Out - n498 2 Nov 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Preview by Sandi Craig.

In: Television Today 19 Jul 1979  Page: 18
Title: [Stage - 19 Jul 1979: no known title]Language: English

In: Television Today 15 Nov 1979  Page: 22
Title: [Stage - 15 Nov 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Jennifer Lovelace.

In: The Listener v102 n2637 15 Nov 1979  Page: 675
Title: [The Listener - v102 n2637 15 Nov 1979: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Review by Andrew Sinclair.