The Young Ones (1961)
The Young Ones (1961)
Its Wonderful to be Young
Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni... Hamilton Black is his father.

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Cast

Cliff Richard Cliff Richard As: Nicholas 'Nicky' Black
Robert Morley Robert Morley As: Hamilton Black
Carole Gray Carole Gray As: Toni
Jet Harris Jet Harris As: Self - The Shadows (bass guitar)
Hank Marvin Hank Marvin As: Self - The Shadows (lead guitar)
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Storyline

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni... Hamilton Black is his father.


Tagline: Its Wonderful to be Young
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Comedy, Music

Language: English

Release Date: 19 December 1961

Country: GB

Runtime: 108m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures, Associated British Picture Corporation, Warner-Pathé Distributors

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Cast

Cliff Richard

Cliff Richard

Nicholas 'Nicky' Black

Robert Morley

Robert Morley

Hamilton Black

Carole Gray

Carole Gray

Toni

Jet Harris

Jet Harris

Self - The Shadows (bass guitar)

Hank Marvin

Hank Marvin

Self - The Shadows (lead guitar)

Bruce Welch

Bruce Welch

Self - The Shadows (rhythm guitar)

Teddy Green

Teddy Green

Chris

Richard O'Sullivan

Richard O'Sullivan

Ernest

Melvyn Hayes

Melvyn Hayes

Jimmy

Annette Robertson

Annette Robertson

Barbara

Robertson Hare

Robertson Hare

Chauffeur

Sonya Cordeau

Sonya Cordeau

Dorinda Morell

Tony Meehan

Tony Meehan

Self - The Shadows (drums)

Sean Sullivan

Sean Sullivan

Eddie

Harold Scott

Harold Scott

Dench

Gerald Harper

Gerald Harper

Watts

Rita Webb

Rita Webb

Woman in Market

Directed By

Writing Credits

Peter Myers

Peter Myers

Screenplay

Ronald Cass

Ronald Cass

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Not currently known.

Costume and Makeup

Rebecca Breed

Rebecca Breed

Wardrobe Master

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Douglas Slocombe

Douglas Slocombe

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Not currently known.

Other Crew

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