[1] In a north London music hall, local kids dance at the disco, where the DJ is Laurie.

A contest is held by an impresario (Hector Woodville) to find two dancers to star in a film.

They gave him a three-month sabbatical to make the movie, which Sharp says ignited his interest in working in drama.

[4] The film's star Gerry Sundquist was best known for his work in the National Theatre and was cast even though he could not dance.

"[2] The Observer criticised the "poor music and the truly terrible dancing" but thought "several things combine to make it [the film] oddly likeable - the unglamorous view of teenage camaraderie, the unforced affection of Gerry's relationship with his parents, and some odd quirky scenes here and there.