thanks to the helpfulness of a fellow imdb member i have just manage to watch this film for the second time in nearly twenty year and and i can honestly say it hasn not lose any of it kick . i can not believe that channel 4 have let this one vanish without a trace a it be an extremely powerful and move and moralistic take on the consequence of misplaced loyalty . it focus on a clique of friend over the course of ten year and their relationship with two outsider from school while specifically how they use one and mercilessly torment the other . a event from both the past and present unfold the tension gradually thickens and not dissimilar to shane meadow excellent revenge chiller dead man shoe . the acting and writing and direction be very bold for 1983 and still pack a wallop today in spite of the upper crust accent of the central character . yes and it might be set in public school but it worlds apart from anything put out by merchant ivory while i get a state education and can still draw countless parable from the story . this be a film that you will remember for a long time if you see it except you probably would not and because channel 4 ( or filmfour ) have choose to bury it . on their own official website they describe it a an inexplicably overlook gem from the early day of channel 4 overlook by who . this be one of the very first channel 4 film ( which would later go on to become filmfour thanks to the success of film like trainspotting ) and so somewhere someone must still have the master print . in these day where you can get extended collector issue dvd of more or less anything it a bit moody that they can not give a film this good the promotion it deserve . so and if one of the channel 4 production flunky be read this and stop make programme that showcase people humiliate themselves in the hope of secure a tabloid deal and chase up this film and sort out a nice special anniversary edition disc or something and please .