Musical drama set in the 1950s ,starring David Essex and Ringo Starr, loosely-based on John Lennon's early years. A gifted but wayward young man finally discovers a sense of purpose when he decides to turn his love of music into a career.

Abandoned by his father at an early age, Jim MacLaine (David Essex) seems to have inherited the old man's restlessness. Despite his apparent intelligence, Jim decides to not take the exams that would pave his way to university. For a time his life consists of dead-end jobs and meaningless sex before he returns home to work in his mother's shop. But he still can't settle down, and he wonders if the life of a pop musician might suit him best.—George S. Davis <[email protected]>