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Looks and Smiles (1981)
Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. At a disco, Mick meets Karen, who works at a shoe shop and lives with her recently-separated mom. Karen misses her dad. She offers Mick emotional stability and a route to adulthood; Alan pitches the army. Does Mick have a future?
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Deirdre Costello
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Roy Haywood
Phil
Phil Askham
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Tony Pitts
Alan Wright
Jackie Shinn
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Les Hickin
George
Christine Francis
Careers Officer
Crew
Ken Loach
Director
