Johnny Duffield is a young tearaway who steals a disability Invacar, constantly runs away from his care home, he even runs away from the police.
Johnny cannot be arrested because he is under 10 years of age, despite being out of control. His mother died, his father cares less about him.
Inspector Jean Darblay works with social services to do something about young Johnny, if only they can keep hold off him. Her husband Tom now works for social services. One couple has shown an interest in taking in Johnny as they are good in dealing with difficult kids.
A local newspaper editor is pestering Jean as he thinks some kind of big IRA arrest is being planned and he wants to be in on it.
I think there was a serious social issue to explore here but it comes across as a silly knockabout farce as the police could never catch young Johnny.
Johnny cannot be arrested because he is under 10 years of age, despite being out of control. His mother died, his father cares less about him.
Inspector Jean Darblay works with social services to do something about young Johnny, if only they can keep hold off him. Her husband Tom now works for social services. One couple has shown an interest in taking in Johnny as they are good in dealing with difficult kids.
A local newspaper editor is pestering Jean as he thinks some kind of big IRA arrest is being planned and he wants to be in on it.
I think there was a serious social issue to explore here but it comes across as a silly knockabout farce as the police could never catch young Johnny.
