Jimmy Grimble is a shy Manchester school boy. At school he is constantly being bullied by the other kids, and at home he has to face his mother's new boyfriend. However, through football, and some special boots, he manages to gain the confidence to succeed and leads his school football team towards the final of the local schools cup.
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Lewis McKenzie
Jimmy Grimble
Jane Lapotaire
Alice Brewer
Gina McKee
Donna Grimble
Robert Carlyle
Eric Wirral
Ben Miller
Johnny Two Dogs
Wayne Galtrey
Walkway Kid
Ciarán Griffiths
Psycho
Bobby Power
'Gorgeous' Gordon Burley
Ray Winstone
Harry
Samia Longchambon
Sara
Director
John Hay
Screenplay
Rik Carmichael
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Production
Impact Film & TV, Arts Council of England, Impact Pictures, Pathé Pictures International, Canal+, Sarah Radclyffe Productions
John Chard
April 13, 2020
Do you believe? There's Only One Jimmy Grimble is a very simple film of whimsy and football, a tale of a young 15 year old Manchester misfit who learns some life lessons when he encounters a strange old homeless dear who gives him a pair of magical old football boots. So yes, boys own fanciful stuff for sure, but it has such a warm heart, is loaded with dry Lancastrian wit, and threaded togeth...
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