Comedy written by Kathy Burke and based on her own teenage years in London in the late 1970s
Writing
Burke's autobiographical script — painfully specific, hilariously self-lacerating.
Acting
Ami Metcalf captures teenage Kath's desperation and defiance perfectly.
Director
Tim Kirkby
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kathy Burke waited decades to make this, originally planning it as her directorial debut before handing reins to Kirkby.
The 'Ted' subculture — Fred's look — was a real 70s working-class London youth movement, like punk's angrier, more conservative cousin.
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