by Nicholas Bethell
from a short story by Frank O'Connor
[Starring] Jack Wild as Jackie, Eddie Byrne as The Priest, Pippy Duncalfe as Nora,
Sheila Manahan as Gran

Jackie has some terrible sins to admit to at his very first confession including a plan to murder his grandmother and cut her body up into little pieces. Gran gleefully believes his penance will be very severe indeed once the priest hears. But when Jackie returns home it's not sackcloth and ashes he wears - but a halo.

(Jack Wild, who plays the part of Jackie, recently scored a great success as the Artful Dodger in the film version of Lionel Bart's musical "Oliver!")
(Colour)