Billy Liar is a 1959 novel by Keith Waterhouse. The semi-comical story revolves around William Fisher, a 19-year-old working-class youth living with his parents in the fictional town of Stradhoughton in Yorkshire. Bored by his job as a clerk for an undertaker, Billy spends his time indulging in fantasies and dreams of life in the big city as a comedy writer.
Excellent! I don't think I've actually read the book but it's a great film with Tom Courtney from the 60's. One I must watch again for sure!
ReplyDeleteUnaware of this book. I read your description with great interest and wondered if it was ever made into a film and YES! IT WAS. Will look it up!
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