DramaComedy

The Fence

- "This is gonna get lively."

The story kicks off on Hartcliffe council estate in Bristol during the early 1980s. It follows Steven Knight, a working-class boy who has his motorbike stolen the day he buys it. Teaming up with his scoundrel friends he desperately tries to track it down before it's gone for good.

Release Date : 2022-09-02

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Red Anchor FilmsZebrafish Media

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Steven Knight

Original Name : David Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sharon Knight

Original Name : Sally Phillips

Gender : Female

Character Name : Andrew Knight

Original Name : Eugene Simon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ricky Picket

Original Name : Lee Armstrong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wayne Pickett

Original Name : Alexander Lincoln

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liz

Original Name : Kitty Douglas

Gender : Female

Character Name : Miss Bourne

Original Name : Jayde Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Martin

Original Name : Paul Lavers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dennis

Original Name : Gabriel Howell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charlie Bourne

Original Name : Harry Gill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Arnold

Original Name : Joe Sims

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr Knight

Original Name : Neil Berrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : PC Filer

Original Name : Marc Danbury

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry

Original Name : Jack Gouldbourne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ladder

Original Name : Brett Griffiths

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gibsy

Original Name : Paul Cooper

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kevin Jenkins

Original Name : Tomas Budin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jane

Original Name : Isobel Griffiths

Gender : Male

Character Name : Terry Roach

Original Name : Matt Harwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bike Mechanic

Original Name : Kevin Patrick McGarry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harris

Original Name : Euan Shanahan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Simon Stanhope

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fishmonger

Original Name : Paul Stone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Area Manager

Original Name : Eoin Slattery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Kevin Moss

Gender : Male

Character Name : Butcher Manager

Original Name : John Lomas

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dodgy

Original Name : Tim J. Henley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Wheelie Kid

Original Name : Kye Hammond

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ritchie

Original Name : Deshaye Gayle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Marc Bessant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Policeman

Original Name : Andy Lawrence

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mohawk Dude

Original Name : Guy Davies

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ice Cream Mike

Original Name : Paul Holbrook

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-11-05

"Steven" (David Perkins) tries to help his mum get by, by working for a local butcher and then flogging a few illicitly caught trout to a local restaurant now and again. The dad (Neil Berrett) is pretty much a waste of space and his brother "Andrew" (Eugene Simon) is only just out on parole - adding to the headaches of their mother "Sharon" (a few, brief, appearances from Sally Phillips). "Steven" is quite a decent cove as it happens, and has saved up for his dream motorbike - well, it's more of a glorified moped, really. Anyway, he buys it, takes it for a hurl, leaves it outside his house and it's pinched. The police don't care, so he and his brother decide to track it down - easily done as it happens - and that puts in train a series of rather predictable, sometimes comically violent, daft escapades as the brothers tackle the local bullies, the local kingpin and make it clear that their family is not one to be messed with. It helps that it is set in Bristol - a more genteel environment for the cast on screen here. This would not have worked in a gritty, more working class city, but here you can overlook the "posh-boy" elements of the casting and just enjoy what is a quite well written and decently directed low-budget feature. The ending is a wee bit farcical, but there's familial chemistry to be seen here and the acting, though not likely to garner a BAFTA, makes for an engaging look at a family looking out for each other. No, you won't remember it afterwards - but it is worth a watch and you're bound to recall some of the music if you were around in the eighties.