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Made in Britain, written by David Leland ; producer, Margaret Matheson ; directed by Alan Clarke ; Central Independent Television PLC

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MPAA Rating: Not rated

Made in Britain

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Originally produced in 1982 for broadcast by ITV television on October 7, 1983

written by David Leland ; producer, Margaret Matheson ; directed by Alan Clarke ; Central Independent Television PLC

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The Alan Clarke collectionTales out of school

Trevor is a violent, racist skinhead who refuses to cooperate with any attempts by the courts or social workers to rehabilitate him. He is a bright boy who sees himself as the victim of authoritarianism and believes he can beat the system with belligerence and defiance. His forthright but confused sense of pride in his white heritage is a personification of the dark underbelly of 1980s Britain. Intelligent and articulate, Trevor is smart enough to understand the trap of crime, prison, and poverty he's walking into but too angry to care. Obnoxious though Trevor undoubtedly is, behind his aggressive façade are glimpses of a desperate individual, and it becomes hard not to pity him

Program start/The magistrate -- "Behave yourself" -- Trevor -- Job Centre -- Lesson in auto theft -- "The bloody car" -- Deaf to reason -- Hatred and racism -- "No one gives a damn" -- The project race -- Missing keys -- Case files -- Broken windows -- Long walk -- Say uncle -- Detention Centre -- End credits

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