Last in a series of personal documentaries.

Brought up in the slums of Glasgow and written off by society, Jimmy Boyle lost his childhood to crime and violence. At 9 he spent his first night in confinement. From the age of 22, as the result of a murder conviction, he spent 15 years in prison. Since his release he has worked with young people and emerged as a talented writer and sculptor. Boyle asks whether the present generation will be the first to seek out the talent and potential that lies neglected in cities faced with problems of joblessness, boredom, drugs and Aids.
(Ceefax subtitles)