Violent Playground
EVERY CITY HAS ITS DANGEROUS YOUTH. Stark, explosive drama - as the camera lays bare the heart of a big city and probe the secrets of its Violent Playground.
Directed by: Basil Dearden
7.2 23
CrimeDrama
A Liverpool juvenile liaison officer struggles with a young and dangerous pyromaniac.
Cast

Stanley Baker
Detective Sergeant Jack Truman

Anne Heywood
Cathie Murphy

David McCallum
Johnnie Murphy

Peter Cushing
Father Laidlaw

John Slater
Sgt. Walker

Clifford Evans
Headmaster Evans

Moultrie Kelsall
Superintendent

George A. Cooper
Chief Inspector
B
Brona Boland
Mary Murphy
F
Fergal Boland
Patrick Murphy

Michael Chow
Alexander

Tsai Chin
Primrose

Sean Lynch
Slick
B
Bernice Swanson
Meg

Freddie Starr
Tommy

Sheila Raynor
Mrs. Catlin
C
Christopher Cooke
David Catlin
I
Irene Arnold
Mrs. Baker
O
Oonagh Quinn
Jilly Baker
A
Ali Allen
Boy (uncredited)

Grace Arnold
Customer in Grocer's Shop (uncredited)
J
John Boxer
Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Jeremy Bulloch
Pageboy at Hotel (uncredited)
J
John Bush
(uncredited)
M
Michael Collins
Police Officer in Patrol Car (uncredited)
K
Keith Crane
William (uncredited)
G
Gerrard Gibson
(uncredited)
V
Victoria Harrington
Child (uncredited)

Melvyn Hayes
Kid in Johnnie's Gang (uncredited)
L
Lindsay Hooper
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
R
Robert Howell
(uncredited)
A
Anthony John
Child (uncredited)

Stratford Johns
Police Constable (uncredited)
B
Billy Lawrence
(uncredited)
P
Phyllis Morris
(uncredited)
R
Robert Raglan
Doorman at Grand Hotel (uncredited)

Philip Ray
Stallholder (uncredited)
A
Anthony Richmond
(uncredited)

Lynne Roberts
Maureen Owen
D
Delene Scott
(uncredited)

Cyril Shaps
Hairdresser (uncredited)
J
Jack Sharp
Mechanic (uncredited)
L
Leonard Sharp
Spectator at Fire (uncredited)
L
Leslie Slysz
(uncredited)
J
James Sutherland
(uncredited)
G
Gareth Tandy
(uncredited)
J
John Tatham
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
A
Anne Tirard
(uncredited)
D
Dervis Ward
Constable (uncredited)
K
Kathleen Williams
(uncredited)
L
Lynn Williams
(uncredited)
J
John H. Watson
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