Wild Bill

Bill Hayward comes out of prison on parole after eight years and returns home to find that his two sons, now eleven and fifteen, have been left to look after themselves by their mother. He has no interest in taking on the role of a father and plans to move on, while the older boy has been raising his younger brother alone. When social services start asking questions, Bill agrees to stay with the boys for a week so that they can present themselves as a family and avoid being taken into care. The arrangement forces him to confront what kind of parent and what kind of person he has been.

Wild Bill is a British drama directed by Dexter Fletcher, who wrote the screenplay with Danny King. It was Fletcher's first film as director, followed by Sunshine on Leith, Eddie the Eagle, Rocketman and Ghosted. Charlie Creed-Miles plays Bill, with Will Poulter as Dean, Sammy Williams as Jimmy, Leo Gregory as Terry, Andy Serkis as Glen and Jason Flemyng as John among a credited cast of twenty-seven. Tim Cole and Sam Tromans produced.

The film was released in October 2011 and runs 98 minutes. On IMDb it holds 7.2/10 from around 15,000 votes, while on TMDB it has 6.7/10 from roughly 209 votes. A critics' rating of 7.6/10 from 27 reviews places it above the audience scores.