The Innocent

This densely-packed film is based on a book by Tom Hart about the struggles of a young Yorkshire boy trying to come to grips with squabbling parents, a doctor who wants to institutionalize him because of his epilepsy, and a mother who refuses to accept that he is different in any way -- and that is only the half of it. The boy, Tim (Andrew Hawley), also acts as a go-between for his friend Carns (Liam Neeson) who is having an affair with a married woman (Miranda Richardson). Eventually, things start to sort themselves out, and Tim sees life getting more interesting when he and his friend Win (Kate Foster) slowly get a relationship going.

Andrew Hawley

Timothy 'Tim' Dobson

Andrew Hawley

Timothy 'Tim' Dobson

Kika Markham

Mrs. Dobson

Liam Neeson

John Carns

Patrick Daley

Eddie King

Paul Askew

Stanley

Lorraine Peters

Win's grandmother

Tom Bell

Frank Dobson

Richard Hope

Mouth Organ Player

Jack Carr

Mill Owner

Clive Wood

Turner

Miranda Richardson

Mary Turner

Richard Laxton

Reg Reid

Denis Lill

Doctor

Alison Lloyd

Wool Shop Owner

Bill Rodgers

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