An 11 - year - old boy , Richard Hobson , who lived in Beach Road , was chosen to play , I think , the role of the young Jimmy .
I do n't at the moment have all the details to hand .
An 11 - year - old boy , Richard Hobson , who lived in Beach Road , was chosen to play , I think , the role of the young Jimmy , but I do n't at the moment have all the details to hand .