There's Only One Jimmy Grimble

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble
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Directed by	John Hay
Written by	Rik Carmichael Simon Mayle John Hay
Produced by	Jeremy Bolt Bill Godfrey Claire Hunt Andrea Calderwood Alison Jackson Alexis Lloyd Sarah Radclyff
Starring	Robert Carlyle Lewis McKenzie Jane Lapotaire Gina McKee Ben Miller Samia Ghadie
Release date	25 August 2000 (2000-08-25)
Running time	106 minutes
Language	English

There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, also known as Jimmy Grimble, is a 2000 British drama film directed by John Hay. It is centred on one young boy's dream to play for Manchester City F.C. The film is set around Oldham, Greater Manchester, England.

Plot

Jimmy Grimble (Lewis McKenzie) is a 15-year-old misfit living in Manchester, where nothing seems to go his way. Jimmy is constantly threatened by the school bully, "Gorgeous" Gordon (Bobby Power); he is also not sure what to make of Johnny (Ben Miller), a lost-in-the-ozone biker who is dating Donna (Gina McKee), Jimmy's mum; and he has a crush on one of his classmates, Sara (Samia Ghadie), who seems to like him, but his powers of speech fail him when he tries to talk to her. Like most Mancunians, Jimmy loves football. He is a fervent supporter of Manchester City and attends home games with Donna's ex-boyfriend, Harry (Ray Winstone). Jimmy also loves to play football, but while Eric (Robert Carlyle), the coach of his school's team, thinks he has potential, "Gorgeous" is already a skilled player, and when Gordon's father informs the school he will make a large and much-needed donation if their team makes it to the Manchester Schools Cup final, it looks like Jimmy will be on the bench for a while. But when an old woman gives Jimmy a pair of boots that once belonged to one of City's greatest players, his skills on the field begin to change.

Cast

• Lewis McKenzie as Jimmy Grimble
• Jane Lapotaire as Alice Brewer
• Gina McKee as Donna
• Ben Miller as Johnny Two Dogs
• Wayne Galtrey as Walkway Kid
• Ciarán Griffiths as Psycho
• Bobby Power as 'Gorgeous' Gordon Burley
• Robert Carlyle as Eric Wirral
• Samia Ghadie as Sara
• Antony Marsh as Crane
• Sean Delaney as Brick
• Charles Denton as The Cat
• Azmier Ahmed as Elvis
• John McArdle as Headmaster
• Ann Aris as Governor 1
• Ray Winstone as Harry
• John Henshaw as Ken Burley
• Dave Hill as United Scout
• Jim Whelan as Robbie Brewer
• Lenny Taylor as Background Extra 1 (Fan)
• Charlie Barton as Background Artist 1 (The shopper)
• Edward Platt as Background Artist 2 (The looker)
• Alan Keegan as Stadium Announcer
• Ronald Marshall as JD Family Stand Door Security

See also

• Billy's Boots

External links

• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble at IMDb
• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble at Rotten Tomatoes
• Review at BBC Films
• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble review, at TalkTalk.co.uk
• Tom Fogg, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, at FilmFestivals.com
• Peter Bradshaw, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, The Guardian, 25 August 2000
• Jimmy Grimble, Le Stuff Journal
• There's Only One Jimmy Grimble film review, Abc.net.au, 05/12/2001
• Jim White, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble, from Sight & Sound, September 2000
• El Topo, There's Only One Jimmy Grimble film review, iofilm.co.uk