Wondrous Oblivion
A wide-eyed boy in a narrow-minded world.
David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting in and standing up for his new friends.
Cast
Sam Smith
David Wiseman
Emily Woof
Ruth Wiseman
Stanley Townsend
Victor
Delroy Lindo
Dennis
Leagh Conwell
Jessop
Dominic Barklem
Pritchard
Yasmin Paige
Lilian
Richard Ashton
W.G. Grace
Tom Roberts
James Bryce
Hugh Mitchell
Hargreaves
Bruce Cook
Wicket Keeper
Storyline
David Wiseman is eleven years old and mad about cricket. He has all the kit but none of the skill. When a Jamaican family moves in next door the father starts giving cricket lessons to David, and becomes close to David's mother. But this is 1960's London, and when the locals start making life difficult for the new arrivals, David has to choose between fitting in and standing up for his new friends.
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