''That Summer!'' is a 1979 British

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

Harley Cokeliss Harley Cokeliss (born Harley Louis Cokliss, February 11, 1945) is an American director, writer and producer of film and television. Early life Originally brought up in Chicago, he moved to Britain in 1966 to study at the London Film School ...

and starring

Ray Winstone Raymond Andrew Winstone (; born 19 February 1957) is an English television, stage and film actor with a career spanning five decades. Having worked with many prominent directors, including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Winstone is perha ...

, Tony London, Emily Moore and Julie Shipley. It was Ray Winstone's theatrical film debut, playing the character Steve Brodie.

Plot

It is the story of a 21-year-old named Steve Brodie (Ray Winstone) who goes to the

Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...

seaside resort of

Torquay Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paig ...

after leaving

borstal A Borstal was a type of youth detention centre in the United Kingdom, several member states of the Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. In India, such a detention centre is known as a Borstal school. Borstals were run by HM Prison Service ...

where he is seen easily winning in a swimming race. He befriends the son of a butcher from

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named Jimmy (Tony London) and they start dating two girls from

Northern England Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North Country, or simply the North, is the northern area of England. It broadly corresponds to the former borders of Angle Northumbria, the Anglo-Scandinavian Kingdom of Jorvik, and the ...

. Steve works in a pub, Jimmy hires

skiff A skiff is any of a variety of essentially unrelated styles of small boats. Traditionally, these are coastal craft or river craft used for leisure, as a utility craft, and for fishing, and have a one-person or small crew. Sailing skiffs have deve ...

s on the beach and the girls are employed as

chambermaids A maid, or housemaid or maidservant, is a female domestic worker. In the Victorian era domestic service was the second largest category of employment in England and Wales, after agricultural work. In developed Western nations, full-time maids ...

at a hotel. Three loutish Scottish youths have some confrontations with Steve and then frame him for a robbery at a chemist shop. This leads to his arrest just before the start of a 'round the bay' swimming race in which he is due to compete against one of them.

Cast

– Steve Brodie * Tony London – Jimmy * Emily Moore – Carole * Julie Shipley – Angie *

Andrew Byatt Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...

- Georgie * Jon Morrison – Tam *

Ewan Stewart Andrew Ewan Stewart (born 26 August 1957) is a Scottish film, television and stage actor. Early life Stewart was born in Glasgow, and is the son of the late Scottish entertainer Andy Stewart. His mother Sheila lives in Arbroath, Scotland. St ...

– Stu *

John Junkin John Francis Junkin (29 January 1930 – 7 March 2006) was an English actor and scriptwriter who had a long career in radio, television and film, specialising in comedy. Early life Born in Ealing, Middlesex, the son of a policeman, he and h ...

– Mr Swales * John Judd – Swimming coach * David Daker – Pub landlord *

Jo Rowbottom Jo Rowbottom (born 1942) is a British character actress, best known for guest roles in numerous British TV series, and as James Beck's wife in ''Romany Jones''. Film credits *''Night of the Prowler'' (1962) - Elsie *'' The Bargee'' (1964) - C ...

– Pub landlady *

Stephanie Cole Patricia Stephanie Cole (born 5 October 1941) is an English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile roles in shows such as '' Tenko'' (1981–1985), ''Open All Hours'' (1982–1985), ''A Bit of a Do'' (1989), '' Waiti ...

- Mrs Mainwaring * Nicholas Donnelly – Detective *

Nick Stringer Nick Stringer (born 10 August 1948 in Torquay, Devon) is an English actor. In a thirty-year career, Stringer has appeared in numerous well-known British television shows, including ''The Bill'', '' Bergerac '', '' Open All Hours'', ''Only Fo ...

– Policeman * Michael Crolla – Barman in Disco *

Colin Higgins Colin Higgins (28 July 1941 – 5 August 1988) was an Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director, and producer. He was best known for writing the screenplay for the 1971 film ''Harold and Maude'', and for directing the films '' Foul Play' ...

– Probation officer *

Ben Howard Benjamin John Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and composer. His self-released debut EP ''Games in the Dark'' (2008) was followed by two more EPs, '' These Waters'' (2009) and '' Old Pine'' (2010). Signed t ...

– Borstal officer * Michael J. Jackson – Hotel clerk *

David Lloyd Meredith David Lloyd Meredith (30 October 1933 – 22 October 2008) was an English actor. He came from a Welsh family background, but was born in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England ...

– Beach skiff man * David Pratt - Coach Driver

Award

Winstone received a BAFTA award as Best Newcomer for his performance in the film and he met his wife-to-be Elaine when shooting it in Torquay.

Music

Songs by new wave groups including Elvis Costello and The Attractions and the Ramones can be heard in the background during beach and pub scenes and a soundtrack was released on Arista Records.http://www.elviscostello.info/wiki/index.php/That_Summer!_(soundtrack) That Summer! track listing at elviscostello.info. Retrieved 10 June 2012 The soundtrack was produced as an LP with several punk bands. The album was available on unique yellow vinyl.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:That Summer!) 1979 films 1979 drama films British drama films Films directed by Harley Cokeliss Films set in Devon Swimming films 1970s English-language films 1970s British films