Episode #1.2
- Episode aired Feb 15, 1978
- 25m
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
31
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Benny's keen on Football - trouble is, he doesn't have any football boots....Benny's keen on Football - trouble is, he doesn't have any football boots....Benny's keen on Football - trouble is, he doesn't have any football boots....
Robert Craig-Morgan
- Justin Bennett
- (as Robert Morgan)
Terry Sue-Patt
- Benny Green
- (as Terry Sue Patt)
Jayne Tottman
- Student
- (uncredited)
Paul Tropea
- Patterson
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaSecond and final appearance of Roger Sloman as Mr Foster.
- Quotes
Mr. Foster: My gymnasium was never intended to be, and never will be, a sanctuary for slovenly characters, ratbags or apprentice scarecrows!
- SoundtracksChicken Man
Written and Performed by Alan Hawkshaw
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Benny gets the boot...
In this second episode, the boys get a grim dose of reality with gruff PE teacher Mr Foster - who takes no prisoners as he lays down the law to his new games class.
This time it's Benny's turn to be late for class - and he soon learns a quick lesson about going through the correct door. Benny's a talented young footballer, but his lack of a proper kit - and most importantly football boots - rules him out of the after-school trials. Maybe with some 'help' from Tucker, and also from his kindly form tutor, a solution can be found...
This episode really captures the sense apprehension and foreboding often felt in a 1970s comprehensive PE class - and Roger Sloman is wonderful as the barking and un-PC Mr Foster, whom you really don't want to get on the wrong side of!
There's also some great camaraderie between Tucker and his new gang of hoodlums here - contrasting rather nicely with the more sensible and emotionally-mature behaviour of the girls in their peer group.
This time it's Benny's turn to be late for class - and he soon learns a quick lesson about going through the correct door. Benny's a talented young footballer, but his lack of a proper kit - and most importantly football boots - rules him out of the after-school trials. Maybe with some 'help' from Tucker, and also from his kindly form tutor, a solution can be found...
This episode really captures the sense apprehension and foreboding often felt in a 1970s comprehensive PE class - and Roger Sloman is wonderful as the barking and un-PC Mr Foster, whom you really don't want to get on the wrong side of!
There's also some great camaraderie between Tucker and his new gang of hoodlums here - contrasting rather nicely with the more sensible and emotionally-mature behaviour of the girls in their peer group.
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- canndyman
- Jan 5, 2021
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