Overview

Adaptation of the book by David Almond, set in 1960s Tyneside. Two 14-year-old boys team up against Mouldy, the town bully. Turning Crazy Mary s garden shed into a workshop, they discover that the sculptures they create come to life. Together they raise a golem, a creature fashioned from clay, capable of dispatching anyone, even Martin Mould. But when Mouldy winds up dead, the boys have to deal with the awful power they may have unleashed and the perils of getting what you wish for.

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Cast

Harry McEntire

Davie

Niek Versteeg

Geordie

Ian McElhinney

Father O'Mahoney

Sacha Parkinson

Maria

Imelda Staunton

Mary Doonan

Ben-Ryan Davies

Stephen Rose

Tom Goodman-Hill

Alan Renwick

Park keeper

Janine Birkett

Stephen's mother

Alex Hall

Mrs. Penberthy