The story follows Jim MacLaine (David Essex), a young man feeling stifled in 1950s Britain. He departs from his home, leaving behind his friend Terry (Robert Lindsay), and finds himself with an inexpensive room at a coastal town where he earns a meager living renting out deck chairs – a rather unrewarding job when the weather is bad! Despite this, Jim is intelligent, though increasingly drawn to casual relationships;…

The story of how someone might become famous starts with this film. That’ll Be the Day comes from director Claude Whatham and writer Ray Connolly, featuring David Essex, Ringo Starr, Rosemary Leach, Rosalind Ayres, and Robert Lindsay. Peter Suschitzky handled the cinematography. Set in Britain during 1958, Jim MacLaine (Essex) leaves his family and school behind, finding himself working at various unfulfilling…