
As a prisoner of war it is my duty to escape.
Brendan Behan, a sixteen year-old IRA foot soldier, is going on a bombing mission from Ireland to Liverpool during the second world war. His mission is thwarted when he is apprehended, charged and imprisoned in Borstal, a reform institution for young offenders in East Anglia, England.
Shawn HatosyBrendan Behan
Danny DyerCharlie Milwall
Robin LaingJock
Ian McElhinneyVerreker
Eva BirthistleLiz JoyceMark HubermanMac
Lee InglebyDale
Ronnie DrewCustoms manEamon GlancyManningDennis ConwayHolmesPatricia LeventonLandladyJohn O'TooleWhitbread
Luke HaydenAlex
Michael YorkJoyce
Mark LambertChief Dixon