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The film was directed by Michael Apted, known for the UK TV documentary series 7 Up. It is the story of Alan Duckworth (John Albasiny), a young cricket -obsessed boy, and his first kiss with Ann Lawton (Abigail Cruttenden).
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang: Directed by Michael Apted. With John Albasiny, Abigail Cruttenden, Maurice Dee, Alison Steadman. Alan Duckworth (known as 'Quack Quack' to his friends) is a socially awkward fourteen-year-old who is obsessed with cricket and Ann Lawton, a girl in his class.
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- Comedy
- Michael Apted
- 1982-11-03
P’Tang, Yang, Kipperbang (the title stems from an invented expression which the boys use as a coded greeting and catchphrase) is a humorous drama, faithfully representing a postwar schoolboy’s existence.
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang, also released as Kipperbang, is a British television film first shown on Channel 4 on its second night, 3 November 1982.
Overview. Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.
Sep 10, 2012 · Our schoolboy hero, 'Quack Quack' Duckworth (Albasiny) has only two ambitions: to score the winning run for England in a test match against Australia, and to kiss a girl in his class (the ...
The ‘substantially autobiographical’ 4 elements of the film are made clear by Rosenthal, and also metafictionally within the film itself. In P’tang, Yang, Kipperbang we follow the fortunes of fourteen-year-old schoolboy Alan Duckworth (John Albasiny) during the summer term of 1948.
