The Young Ones

"Its Wonderful to be Young"

Jan 12 1962 Not Rated 1h 48m
Comedy, Musical

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni... Hamilton Black is his father.

Plot

Nicky and his friends find that their youth club is in danger of being flattened to make way for a new office block unless they can come up with £1500 to pay the new owner, the ruthless property tycoon Hamilton Black. To help raise the cash, Nicky records a song and his friends broadcast it via a pirate radio station, touting him as "The Mystery Singer" - the plan works and interest in their up and coming show is heightened by this new but unknown heart-throb. But Nicky has an even bigger secret and one that he cannot share, even with his girlfriend Toni.

Written by

Ronald Cass, Peter Myers

Directed by

Sidney J. Furie

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Warner-Pathé Distributors, Associated British Picture Corporation, Paramount

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
797
Average Rating
5.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA