Simon Simpson runs an entertainment agency in Liverpool. At one of his regular auditions in The Bootle Railway Club he sees an aggressive young man fresh from the dole queue who dreams of becoming a professional comedian. Simpson believes the boy has talent and starts to groom him for 'stardom'.
Bernard Hill
Max Hafler
Debbie Arnold
Vince Earl
Christopher Ryan
Ray Kingsley
Marianne Di Marko
Bill Bradley
Margaret Mason
Dennis Neale
Bill Dean
John Challis
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