''Danny Jones'' is a 1972 British romantic

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by Jules Bricken and starring

Frank Finlay Francis Finlay, (6 August 1926 – 30 January 2016) was an English stage, film and television actor, Oscar-nominated for a supporting role as Iago in Laurence Olivier's 1965 film adaptation of ''Othello''. In 1983, Finlay was directed by Ital ...

Jane Carr Ellen Jane Carr (born 13 August 1950) is an English actress. She is well known for her first film role as Mary McGregor in drama '' The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie'' (1969) and the voice role of " Pud'n" on the animated ''The Grim Adventures of ...

and Len Jones.

Plot

Danny Jones (Len Jones) is a 17-year-old young man in Wales who lives and works with his father (Frank Finlay). When their carpentry and plumbing operation takes them to a boarding school, Danny meets an 18-year-old girl there called Angie (Jane Carr). He and Angie develop feelings for each other and eventually fall in love. The film focuses on Danny's relationship with Angie and his abusive, dominant father whom Angie convinces Danny to stand up to.

Cast

as Mr. Jones *

as Angie Dickson * Len Jones as Danny Jones *

Jenny Hanley Jenny Hanley (born 15 August 1947) is an English actress. She remains best known for being one of the presenters of the ITV children's magazine programme ''Magpie''. Early life and education Hanley is the daughter of actors Dinah Sheridan and ...

as Sue *

Nigel Humphreys Nigel Humphreys (born 1951 in Bognor Regis, Sussex) is a British actor who is best known for his television work. His most prominent roles include Dickie Fleming in '' Coronation Street'' and PC Pete Dodds in '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce''. Ot ...

as Jim Harper *

Marianne Stone Marianne Stone (23 August 1922 – 21 December 2009) was an English character actress. She performed in films from the early 1940s to the late 1980s, typically playing working class parts such as barmaids, secretaries and landladies. Stone appe ...

as Woman in hotel * Raymond Young as Mr. Dickson *

Andria Lawrence Andria Lawrence (born Maureen Smith, 20 June 1936) is an English actress, best known for her roles in ''On the Buses'', and in ''Coronation Street'' as Janet Stockwell. Career Andria Lawrence is best remembered for her appearances in both the T ...

as Ice cream girl * Phillip Ross as Mr. Harper

Production

Filming

The film was shot on location in

North Wales North Wales ( cy, Gogledd Cymru) is a region of Wales, encompassing its northernmost areas. It borders Mid Wales to the south, England to the east, and the Irish Sea to the north and west. The area is highly mountainous and rural, with Snowdonia N ...

and at Goldhawk Studios, Shepherd's Bush,

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, England.

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* 1972 films 1972 drama films British drama films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films {{1970s-UK-film-stub