Clip description
Gary (Emil Minty) has been asked to cheat on the radio quiz show and asks Brother Kennedy (Joss McWilliam) and the Headmaster (Rhys McConnochie) for advice, but the brothers can’t give him a clear answer. At home, the show’s sponsors have delivered a new bike for him and a washing machine for his mother – and his proud father now agrees to send him to the special school. The pressure is really on for Gary when the radio Quiz Master (Garry McDonald) tells him the answer to a question prior to the show. What will he do?
Curator’s notes
This is a remarkable scene capturing the essence of Top Kid. Gary’s exchange with the Brothers shows that there are no easy answers and the way that the film finishes leaves the biggest question of all hanging. The fact that Gary goes on to add information to the prepared answer perhaps tempers the ‘cheating’ a little – this time. But what will he do next time? And, what would you do? The moral dilemma remains. This is a wonderful example of great children’s television.